Question

Write the balanced chemical equations for the following.

Ethanol reacts with sodium at room temperature.

Answer 1

Ethanol:

1. Ethanol has a chemical formula ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}$.

Reaction with Sodium:

1. Ethanol on reaction with sodium at room temperature releases hydrogen gas and gives sodium ethoxide as the main product.
2. The reaction is given below:

$$\begin{gathered} 2{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)+2\mathrm{Na}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)⟶2{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{ONa}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\uparrow \\ \mathrm{Ethanol}\mathrm{sodium}\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{ethoxide}\mathrm{Hydrogen} \end{gathered}$$