What happens when (give chemical equation): Sodium reacts with ethanol (ethyl alcohol)

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What happens when (give chemical equation):

Sodium reacts with ethanol (ethyl alcohol)

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04/10/2021 10:53 am

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When sodium reacts with ethanol (ethyl alcohol), hydrogen gas is evolved.

2C₂H₅OH + 2Na → 2C₂H₅O^-Na⁺ + H₂

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