Question

sodium is a very____metal​

Answer 1

Answer:

Sodium is very reactive metal.

Answer 2

Required Answer :

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Sodium is a very reactive metal.

Explanation :⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

• Sodium lies at the top of the reactivity series.
• Metals which lie at the top of the reactivity series are very reactive metals.
• They react vigorously with oxygen, water, bases & acids.

Reactivity Series :

• It is the vertical arrangement in the decreasing order of reactivity of metals.
• Potassium is the most reactive metal.
• Platinum is the least reactive metal.

Explore More !

• Metals are those substances that gain positive charge by losing electrons.
• Ex - Mercury, gold etc.
• They are malleable, ductile, sonorous, hard , good conductors of electricity & heat etc.

• Non-metals are those substances that gain negative charge by gaining electrons.
• Ex - Chlorine, phosphorus.
• They are non-malleable, non-ductile,non- sonorous, brittle , bad conductors of electricity & heatetc.