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Describe one reaction of ethanol |
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Answer» Ethanol reacts with sodium metal to from sodium ethoxide and hydrogen gas. This reaction is used as a test for ethanol. When a small piece of sodium metal is put into ethanol in a dry test tube. rapid effervescence is produced due to evolution of hydrogen gas. 2C2H5OH + 2Na → 2C2H5O-Na+ + H2 |
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