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Ethanol reacts with sodium and forms two products. These are

A

sodium ethanoate and hydrogen

B

sodium ethanoate and oxygen

C

sodium ethoxide and hydrogen

D

sodium ethoxide and oxygen

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C
Ethanol reacts with sodium to form sodium ethoxide and hydrogen gas.
`underset("Ethanol")(C_(2)H_(2)OH)+underset("Sodium")(2Na)tounderset("Sodium ethoxide")(2C_(2)H_(5)O^(-)Na^(+))+underset("Hydrogen")(H_(2))uarr`
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