Alcohols are weakly acidic in nature and react with active metals.What are the products formed in this reaction?
Aniline
Primary alcohol and hydrogen gas
Primary amine and hydrogen gas
Metal alkoxide and hydrogen gas
M = Na, K, Mg, Al, etc.
When nitric acid HNO3 reacts with metals, hydrogen gas is not observed because
Dilute acids like hydrochloric acid (HCl), sulphuric acid H2SO4 react with certain active metals to evolve hydrogen gas and form their metallic salts.
Dilute acids such as hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sulphuric acid H2SO4 react with certain active metals to evolve hydrogen gas and form their respective metallic salts.