Chemistry, asked by romanc42, 1 month ago

When sodium is burnt in a gas jar of oxygen the inside of the jar becomes white. Explain the change.

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Answered by jungkookie81

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Sodium is a very reactive metal, it tends to react with oxygen to form sodium oxide but this is an unstable compound and soon reacts with hydrogen to form sodium hydroxide. Na2O is a sodium oxide formed by the reaction between sodium metal and oxygen of the air at room temperature

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