Why sodium metal cannot be used for removing water from benzene but not from ethanol
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Because sodium reacts with ethanol in much the same way it reacts with water (forming H2 and EtONa).
As a matter of fact, we use ethanol or isopropanol a(t 0°C) to quench any leftover sodium when we cleaned our stills in he lab.
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