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An unknown organic liquid does not turn blue litmus red and gives no effervescence with sodium hydrogen carbonate. However, when a dry piece of sodium pellet is added to the liquid, a gas is evolved with brisk effervescence. Identify the liquid.

A

alcohol

B

aldehyde

C

ketone

D

carboxylic acid

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The correct Answer is:
A
The given liquid is probably an alcohol (e.g. , ethyl alcohol) which has no reaction with blue litmus or sodium hydrogen carbonate. But it evolves hydrogen gas on reacting with sodium metal
`underset("Ethanol")(2C_(2)H_(5)OH)+2Nararrunderset("Sod. ethaoxide")(2C_(2)H_(5)ONa)+underset("(effervesecnce)")(H_(2))`
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