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what happens when magnesium reacts with ethanoic acid?

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Magnesium reacts with ethanoic acid to form magnesium ethanoate and evolution of hydrogen gas.

2 CH₃COOH + Mg $\to$ (CH3COO)₂Mg + H₂

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