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Ethanol reacts with sodium: 2 Na + 2 C₂H₅OH → 2 C₂H₅ONa + H₂.
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Ethanol reacts with sodium: . What masses of ethanol and of sodium are needed to make of hydrogen gas? (, ethanol , .)
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
Ethanol, , gives hydrogen with sodium, and ethene with hot concentrated sulphuric acid. Ethanoic acid, , is a weak acid: it turns blue litmus red and fizzes with carbonates. Acid + alcohol, with a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid, gives an ester and water.
The worked solution
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Step 1. Hydrogen. .
Step 2. Moles needed. The equation needs twice as many moles of each reactant: of ethanol and of sodium.
Step 3. Masses. Ethanol: . Sodium: .
Answer: of ethanol and of sodium.
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