Can we use sodium metal for drying alcohol? Why?
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No, we cannot use sodium to dry alcohol because sodium reacts with alcohol to form a salt. It can displace hydrogen ions from alcohol but it cannot dehydrate them. an acid is used to dehydrate alcohol.
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No, we cannot use sodium to dry alcohol because sodium reacts with alcohol to form a salt. It can displace hydrogen ions from alcohol but it cannot dehydrate them. an acid is used to dehydrate alcohol.
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No we can not use. Because Na react with alcohol to form sodium ethaoxide and realise H2 gas
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