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In the body, methanol is oxidised first to methanal and then to what?
ACarbon monoxide
BEthanoic acid
CMethyl formate
DMethanoic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Methanoic acid
The methanoic acid formed is the toxic product that can cause blindness.
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