Sodium metal cannot be stored under ethanol why
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Sodium is stored under kerosene because of its high chemical reactivity with almost all of other elements (for example oxygen from air which oxidizes it instantly). Kerosene and mineral oil are the only chemicals that make the sodium inert. Usually when Na reacts with a solvent it liberates hydrogen gas from its composition. The heat of the reaction is so big that hydrogen gas ignites.
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