Question

Name the gas that is produced in each of the following cases.

Reaction of ethanol with sodium

Answer 1

$H_2$gas (Hydrogen gas)

When sodium reacts with ethanol, sodium ethoxide and hydrogen gas are produced as products.

Reaction:

${\text{Na + C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}\text{OH}\stackrel{}{\to }{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}{\text{ONa + H}}_{\text{2}}$
Sodium Ethanol Sodium Ethoxide Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the gas that is produced when ethanol reacts with sodium.