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Question
When ethanol reacts with sodium metal, it forms two products. These products are:
(a) sodium ethanaoate and oxygen
(b) sodium ethanaoate and hydrogen
(c) sodium ethoxide and oxygen
(d) sodium ethoxide and hydrogen
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Solution
sodium ethoxide and hydrogen
When ethanol reacts with sodium, sodium ethoxide is formed and hydrogen gas is evolved.
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