Multiple choice

What is the IUPAC name of CH3OH?

  1. methanol

  2. methyl alcohol

  3. ethanol

  4. none of these

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Explanation

CH3OH is methanol, which is the IUPAC name for the simplest alcohol containing one carbon atom. The 'meth-' prefix indicates one carbon, and '-anol' suffix indicates the alcohol functional group.