Question

Que. When a piece of sodium metal is dropped in water,

hydrogen gas evolved because


(a) sodium is reduced and acts as an oxidising

agent


(b) water is oxidixed and acts as a reducing agnet


(c) sodium loses electrons and is oxidixed while

water is reduced


(d) water loses electrons and is oxidised to

hydrogen

Pls give correct answer- with explanation....​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Explanation. (i) When sodium metal is dropped in water, an exothermic reaction occurs due to which the evolved hydrogen gas catches fire. (ii) sodium metal is heated in free supply of air to form sodium peroxide and sodium oxide.