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What happens when (write chemical equation in each case) (a) ethanol is burnt in air? (b) ethanol is heated with excess conc. H2SO4 at 443 K? (c) A piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol?

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(a)CH3CH2OH+3O2Air2CO2+3H2O + Heat + light
Ethanol oxygen carbondioxide water
(b)CH3CH2OHConc.H2SO4−−−−−−−CH2=CH2+H2O
Ethanol ethene water
(c)2CH3CH2OH+2Na2CH3CH2ONa+H2
Ethanol sodium sodium ethoxide hydrogen gas


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