why alcohol does not react with Naoh?
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In general most alcohols are slightly less acidic than water.In aqueous NaOH, there are mobile Na+ and OH-, so alcohol is not able to react with Na+ to form water and salt , as it can be considered as an acid. Thus the main conclusion that can be drawn is that alcohol can not react with NaOH.
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