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📅 NSB Round Robin 2018🎓 HS🔄 Round 16#️⃣ Question 10❓ Toss-Up📝 Multiple Choice

Methanol has a more negative standard change in enthalpy of formation than methane. Which of the following is true regarding their relative chemical stabilities?

W) Methanol is more stable than methane
X) Methanol is less stable than methane
Y) Because both are composed of the same atoms, they are equally stable
Z) Their stabilities cannot be compared with standard enthalpy changes
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