Chemistry, asked by AAmulya, 1 year ago

what happens when a small piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol

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Answered by valerina

it forms sodium ethanoate and hydrogen gas

effervescence of H2 gas is observed

2Na + 2C2H5OH ---> 2C2H5ONa + H2

Rajdeep11111: its not sodium ethanoate

Rajdeep11111: sodium ethanoate is CH3COONa

Answered by Rajdeep11111

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When a small piece of sodium metal is dropped in ethanol, hydrogen gas evolves according to the following reaction:

2C2H5OH + 2Na ------> 2C2H5ONa + H2

C2H5ONa is sodium ethoxide.

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