Question

Write a balanced chemical equation of the following reaction and also classify them.

A piece of sodium metal is added to absolute ethanol to form sodium ethoxide and hydrogen gas.

Answer 1

`2"Na"("s") + 2"C"_2"H"_5"OH"("l") -> 2"C"_2"H"_5"ONa"("l") + "H"_2("g")` : Displacement reaction