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Explain the reaction that would take place when a piece of sodium metal is dropped in ethanoic acid.

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When a piece of sodium metal is dropped in ethanoic acid, hydrogen gas and sodium ethanoate are formed. The reaction is,
`underset("Ethanoic acid")(2CH_(3)COOH)+underset("Sodium")(2Na)rarr underset("ethanoate")underset("Sodium")(2CH_(3)COONa)+underset("Hydrogen")(H_(2)Ouarr)`
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