Sodium metal is used for drying ether can this metal be used for drying alcohol ? Give reason
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Solution : Sodium metal reacts with ethyl alcohol to from sodium ethoxide alongwith hydrogen gas. Thus, it cannot dry the alcoho. But as it does not react with the ether, it can be used to remove moisture from it since the metal has a strong affinity for water.
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