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Sodium metal can be used for drying diethyl ether but not for ethanol. Why ?

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Sol. Sodium metal reacts with ethanol to form sodium ethoxide ion because, of active H atom in ethanol. Ether do not have such active H and thus can be dried by sodium

C2H5OH + Na → C2H5ONa + 1/2H2

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