Question

When sodium, a metal, is added to water, it reacts vigorously to form two new substances
- sodium hydroxide and a colourless gas which extinguishes a lighted splint with a 'pop'
sound. What brought about this chemical reaction?​

Answer 1

Answer:

sodium is a metal when a metal is added to water IT form its hydroxide

$metal \: + water \: = metal \: hydroxide \: + hydrogen \: gas$

the the gas distinguishes the light split with a pop sound showd that the gas is hydrogen