Q. 103.5( 4 Votes )
What happens when (give chemical equation): Sodium reacts with ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
Answer :
Alcohols react with sodium leading to the evolution of hydrogen.
2C2H5OH + 2Na → 2C2H5O-Na+ + H2
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