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Question
What happens when (give chemical equation):
Sodium reacts with ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
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Solution
Ethanol reacts with sodium to form sodium ethoxide along with the rapid effervescence of hydrogen gas.
The chemical equation of this reaction is as follows:
2C2H5OH + 2Na → 2C2H5O-Na+ + H2
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