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Question
Fill in the blanks from the choices given within brackets:
The compound formed when ethanol reacts with sodium is____ (sodium ethanoate, sodium ethoxide, sodium propanoate).
Solution
The compound formed when ethanol reacts with sodium is Sodium ethoxide
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