Sodium is always kept in kerosene.
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- Sodium is a very reactive metal.
- It is kept in kerosene to prevent it from coming in contact with oxygen and moisture.
- If this happens, it will react with the moisture present in air and formsodium hydroxide.
- This is a strongly exothermic reaction, and lot of heat is generated.
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