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  • Write the chemical formula and name of the compound which is the active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks. List its two uses. Write chemical equation and name of the product formed when this compound reacts with – (i) Sodium metal

Write the chemical formula and name of the compound which is the active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks. List its two uses. Write chemical equation and name of the product formed when this compound reacts with –

(i) Sodium metal

(ii) hot concentrated sulphuric acid

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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The chemical wave of the compund is ethanol.Its chemical formula is CH_{3}CH_{2}OH.

Uses\rightarrow It is used in medicines as solvent.

              It is used in paints,vanishes,etc.

(i) The product formed is sodium ethanoate and hydrogen gas.

2CH_{3}COOH+Na\rightarrow 2CH_{3}COONa+H_{2}

(ii) The product formed is ethene.

CH_{3}CH_{2}OH\xrightarrow[Heat]{conc.H_{2}SO_{4}}CH_{2}=CH+H_{2}O

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