What is sodium stored in kerosene
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Sodium is stored in Kerosene because Sodium is a very highly reactive metal.
It reacts with oxygen in the air even at room temperature.
So, if we keep it anywhere it will oxidize.
Whereas, when kept in kerosene, it does not come in contact with air and does not oxidize.
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it is because sodium is a highly reactive metal and can't be kept neither in water nor exposed to the atmosphere.it is less reactive than kerosene hence sodium is stored in kerosene.
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