Chemistry, asked by Mantu811, 1 year ago

a student dropped a piece of some metal into a testtube containing ethyl alcohol and observed that a gas is coming from the testtube.what isthe metal Added by him and
what is the gas released? how does he identify the gas ?

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Answered by VBCREATOR
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C2H5OH + Na Forms C2H5ONa + H2

the metal added is sodium.

the gas released is hydrogen.

he identified the gas by burning it with a candle flame and observes that the gas borne with a pop sound which is a characteristic property of hydrogen gas.
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