Explain the writing a reaction,what will happen when pieces of sodium metal are put in n-propyl alcohol?
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The Reaction between Sodium Metal andEthanol. If a small piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol, it reacts steadily to give off bubbles of hydrogen gas and leaves a colorless solution of sodium ethoxide: \(CH_3CH_2ONa\). The anion component is an alkoxide.
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