Question

What happens when (Write chemical equations of the reactions)
(i) A piece of sodium metal is added to ethanol.
(ii) Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide.

Answer 1

[1] It reacts and then give off bubbles of hydrogen gas and leave a colourless solution of sodium ethoxide (CH3CH2ONa).

[2] When Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide then sodium acetate and water produced CH3COOH + NaOH+ CH3COONa + H2O

Answer 2

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I) When a piece of Sodium metal is added to ethanol Hydrogen gas is evolved as per the reaction


Reaction of ethanol with Na

C2H5OH. + Na -----> C2H5ONa + 1/2 H2

II) When ethanoic acid reacts with NaOH the wster molecule is removed as per the reaction

CH3COOH + NaOH -->CH3COONa+H2O


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