You Are Given a Liquid Sample That Contains Either Methanol

Multiple Choice

You are given a liquid sample that contains either methanol, ethanol, or a mixture of both. You use combustion analysis of a 0.336 g sample and obtain 0.462 g of CO₂. What did you learn about your sample?

A) It is methanol.
B) It is ethanol.
C) It is more methanol than ethanol.
D) It is more ethanol than methanol.
E) It contains equal amounts of methanol and ethanol.