Question

State five reasons for believing that sodium is a
metal.​

Answer 1

It loses electrons easily

It is lustrous

It is malleable

It conducts electricity and heat.

Answer 2

Answer:

1:-Sodium reacts violently with water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas, which is the property of a metal.

2:-Sodium reacts with dilute acids and displaces hydrogen gas from the acids and forms sodium salt, which is the property of a metal.

3:-Sodium exists in a solid-state at room temperature, which is the property of a metal.

4:-It loses it's electrons easily.

5:- Sodium is a metal because it is a good conductor of electricity,malleable and ductile.