A) What happens when a piece of sodium metal is added to ethanol. Give equation.
B) Describe how ethene can be prepared from ethanol? Give equation and state condition.
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a) C2H5OH +Na. ------>. C2H5ONa + H2
ethanol will react with Na to give sodium ethoxide and H2 gas
b) C2H5OH -----------------> C2H4 +H20
H2SO4
hot concentrated sulphuric acid is used as a dehydrating agent
this reaction requires a constant temp. of 443K
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