Chemistry, asked by kasikayal2001, 11 months ago

Assertion :Ethers cannot be dried using sodium metal wire
Reason: ethers do not react with sodium
This is an assertion reasoning type question .please help

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Answered by asdt4836
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Answer:

Assertion is false but Reason is true

Explaination:

Ethers do not react with sodium metal as they are less reactive and they do not have hydrogen atom in them so that Na metal can replace hydrogen and react with it. That's why Sodium is used for drying Ethers.

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