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Reactions of Ethanol with Sodium

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Which of the following will react with sodium metal?

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Ethanol

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Ethanal

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Ethene

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Ethane

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Solution

The correct option is A
Ethanol

Ethanol will react with sodium metal because it is slightly acidic in nature. Sodium being a more reactive metal than hydrogen, displaces hydrogen from ethanol to form sodium ethoxide and hygrogen gas.

$2 {CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} OH (l) + 2 Na (s) \to 2 {CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} ONa (l) + H_{2} (g) Ethanol Sodium ethoxide$

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