Give reason sodium metal should be stored in kerosene why?
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Na is stored in kerosene because it will react violently with water and tarnish in air, forming sodium oxide, Na2O, and a small amount of Na2O2, sodium peroxide. The kerosene isolates the sodium sample from air.
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What Maverick means to say is .....
2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) --> 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
What he actually wrote is not correct ....
Na+H20 ---Na0 +2H
There is no "NaO", and hydrogen is diatomic and should be written as H2. Source(s): pisgahchemist · 4 years ago
======== Follow up =========
What Maverick means to say is .....
2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) --> 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
What he actually wrote is not correct ....
Na+H20 ---Na0 +2H
There is no "NaO", and hydrogen is diatomic and should be written as H2. Source(s): pisgahchemist · 4 years ago
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Sodium is very reactive metal.
It catch fire when exposed to air and water because it should be kept in oil.
It catch fire when exposed to air and water because it should be kept in oil.
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