What happens when (give chemical equation):Sodium reacts with ethanol (ethyl alcohol)

Academic Chemistry NCERT Class 10

When Sodium reacts with ethanol (ethyl alcohol), hydrogen gas is evolved.

The chemical equation is written as:

$2C_2H_5OH + 2Na → 2C_2H_5O-Na+ + H_2$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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