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Question
When ethanol reacts with sodium metal, it forms two products. These products are:
(a) sodium ethanaoate and oxygen
(b) sodium ethanaoate and hydrogen
(c) sodium ethoxide and oxygen
(d) sodium ethoxide and hydrogen
Solution
sodium ethoxide and hydrogen
When ethanol reacts with sodium, sodium ethoxide is formed and hydrogen gas is evolved.
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