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Due to which alcohol corrosion of rubber and aluminum parts occur?(a) Methanol(b) Ethanol(c) Propanol(d) ButanolThe question was posed to me in a job interview.This intriguing question originated from Alternative Fuels topic in section Fuels, Intake System & Leakage Preventers of Automotive Engine Design

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The CORRECT option is (b) Ethanol

Explanation: CORROSION of rubber, magnesium, and aluminum parts occurs at HIGHER ethanol percentages, and also it is ELECTRICALLY conducting, this can cause a problem with some electric FUEL pumps.



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