Intake of small quantity of methanol can be lethal. Comment.

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(N/A) Methanol is oxidized to methanal in the liver.
Methanal reacts rapidly with the components of cells.
It causes the protoplasm to coagulate.
It also affects the optic nerve,causing blindness.

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