NaOH is not called as sodium alcohol. Why?

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CH 3 OH is not called Methyl hydroxide but Methyl alcohol. Why?

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Answer :

In Methyl alcohol and Ethyl alcohol, hydroxyl group is just a group of atoms –OH which is

covalently bonded to a carbon atom. In hydroxides –OH is a hydroxyl ion which is formed

by ionic bond. Hence methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol are not called as hydroxides.

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