Question

Sodium and potassium are stored in kerosene. Why?
15 points

Answer 1

Answer:

The reason for sodium and potassium stored in the kerosene because they are highly reactive with air around it. If the are left open in the air they burn. So, sodium and potassium are stored in kerosene

Answer 2

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Sodium and potassium are stored in kerosene because they are really corrosive when kept in the atmosphere .

Sodium potassium are at the top of the reactivity series of metals .

EXTRA INFORMATION:

Reactivity series :

It is a list of metals arrange in the order of their decreasing activities .

K⬇

Na⬇

Ca⬇

Mg⬇

Al⬇

Zn⬇

Fe⬇

Pb⬇

(H)⬇

Cu⬇

Hg⬇

Ag⬇

Au⬇