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Question
Name the product formed and give the appropriate chemical equation for the following:
Sodium reacting with ethyl alcohol.
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Solution
\[\ce{2C2H5OH + 2Na -> \underset{Sodium ethoxide}{2C2H5ONa} + \underset{Hydrogen}{H2 \uparrow}}\]
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