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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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Answer:(c)

Solution:

Ethanol reacts with sodium to form sodium ethoxide and release hydrogen gas.

C_2H_5OH + 2Na \rightarrow 2C_2H_5O^{-}Na^{+} + H_2

Therefore, option (c) is correct.

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