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Question
Explain by writing a reaction, what will happen when pieces of sodium metal are put in n-propyl alcohol.
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Solution
n-Propyl alcohol reacts with pieces of sodium metal, sodium propoxide and hydrogen gas are obtained.
\[\ce{\underset{n-propyl alcohol}{2CH3 - CH2} - CH2 - OH + 2Na -> \underset{Sodium propoxide}{2CH3 - CH2} - CH2 - ONa + H2↑}\]
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