Question

Write the reaction of Acetic acid with Sodium.

Answer 1

Acetic acid:

1. Acetic acid is also known as Ethanoic acid.
2. It has a chemical formula ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}$.

Reaction with Sodium:

1. When Acetic acid is treated with Sodium ($\mathrm{Na}$), it forms Sodium ethanoate (${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COONa}$) as a product with the evolution of Hydrogen (${\mathrm{H}}_2$) gas.
2. The reaction is given below:

$2{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)+2\mathrm{Na}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)⟶2{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COONa}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\uparrow$