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Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols

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Metallic sodium reacts with methanol and ethanol to give $O_{2}$ gas.

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True

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Solution

The correct option is B False
A metallic solution which reacts with methanol and ethanol does not give $O_{2}$ but give the solution which is basic in solution and give $O_{2}$ gas.

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