MCQ
Ethanol reacts with sodium and forms two products. These are :
  • A
    Sodium ethanoate and hydrogen.
  • B
    Sodium ethanoate and oxygen.
  • Sodium ethoxide and hydrogen.
  • D
    Sodium ethoxide and oxygen.

Answer

Correct option: C.
Sodium ethoxide and hydrogen.
$2\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}+2\text{Na}\rightarrow2\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{ONa + H}_2$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Sod.ethoxide}$​​​​​​​

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