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Reactions of Ethanol with Sodium

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When ethanol reacts with sodium metal, it forms two products. These products are :
(a) sodium ethanoate and oxygen (b) sodium ethanoate and hydrogen
(c) sodium ethoxide and oxygen (d) sodium ethoxide and hydrogen

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(d) sodium ethoxide and hydrogen
When ethanol reacts with sodium, sodium ethoxide is formed and hydrogen gas is evolved.

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