Question

what happen when ethanol react with sodium​

Answer 1

Answer:

If a small piece of sodium is dropped into some ethanol, it reacts steadily to give off bubbles of hydrogen gas and leaves a colourless solution of sodium ethoxide, CH3CH2ONa. Sodium ethoxide is known as an alkoxide.

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Answer 2

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When ethanol reacts with sodium, it gives Sodium ethoxide along with evoulution of hydrogen gas.

C2H5OH + Na = C2H5ONa+ H2

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