Question

Give the balanced chemical equation for the preparation of ethanol from mono chloro ethane and sodium hydroxide.

Answer 1

The chemical equation for the preparation of ethanol from mono chloro ethane and sodium hydroxide:

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right) \\ \mathrm{Chloro}\mathrm{ethane}\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{hydroxide}\mathrm{Ethanol}\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{chloride} \end{gathered}$$