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Originally Posted by 1fastevo99
in the first post it says that methanol is a weak acid. i'm pretty sure methanol and all alcohols are very basic.
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Yes but,
Just like a majority of all alky's, meth can act either acidic or basic in behavior. Its got a pKa of about 15, it will be a slightly weaker acid than water, yet it will still able to react with strong bases like hydrides, or with materials such as sodium metal. With meth it will attack the oxide coating that protects aluminium from corrosion. Therefore acting like an acid.
Again I'm trying to keeping it more basic and simple for the general public to understand.
Evan Smith
