Chemistry, asked by zinupriyansh, 10 months ago

write chemical equation of the reaction of ethanoic acid with the following : (a) sodium :(b) sodium hydroxide (c) ethanol write the name of one main product of each reaction​

Answers

Answered by anmolt29
2

a) 2CH3COOH + 2NA –> 2CH3COONA + H2

b) CH3COOH + NAOH –> CH3COONA + H20

c)CH3COOH + C2H5OH –> CH3COOC2H5 + H2O

MAIN PRODUCTS:

a) Sodium acetate

b) Sodium acetate

c) Ester (ethyl ethanoate)

Answered by monalisaborah48
3

A. Ethanoic acid doesn't react with Sodium metal. So no reaction involved.

B. Main product is CH3COONa...for reaction have a look at the picture:

C. Main product is CH3COOC2H5...for reaction have a look at the picture:

Attachments:

monalisaborah48: Can you please do me a favour? If I'm able to help you with this answer, could you be kind enough to mark it as the brainliest...thank you
nladri2307: well.. Ethanoic acid does react with Na.
monalisaborah48: Yup I said na that no reaction
nladri2307: WHATT????
monalisaborah48: Ethanol reacts with Na which is used as a test for alcohol not carboxylic acid
monalisaborah48: Srry I searched in net and found you right
monalisaborah48: But in nowhere specified in class 10 books ...so I just wanna ask what we have to write if the ques comes on exam?
monalisaborah48: *it's *if
Similar questions