Question

The compound formed when ethanol react with sodium is

• A. Sodium ethanoate
• B. Sodium ethoxide
• C. sodium propanoate

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Sodium ethoxide

The explanation for the correct answer

When Ethanol reacts with Sodium metal, Sodium Ethoxide is formed along with evolution of Hydrogen.

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{Na}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\to {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{ONa}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \mathrm{Ethanol}\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{ethoxide}\mathrm{Hydrogen} \end{gathered}$$

Hence, option (b) is correct.