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Q. Which of the following can be used to test the acidic nature of ethanol?

KCETKCET 2019Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

(1) With sodium metal, ethanol evolves $H_{2}$ gas.
$\left(2\right) C_{2}H_{5}OH+Na \rightarrow C_{2}H_{5}ONa+H_{2}$