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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Question

Diethyl ether reacts with sodium metal to give
Options
A Ethanol
B Sodium ethoxide
C Ethanal
D Nothing happens
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Diethyl ether is generally inert to sodium metal. Unlike alcohols, ethers do not have acidic hydrogens and do not react with sodium metal.

Hint

Do ethers react with sodium metal?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1329 of 1999
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