Why are alkali metals kept in kerosene oil according to chemistry?
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alkali metals are higly reactive and explosive so kept in kerosene oil to lower their reactivity so that they can be stored but lithium cannot be kept in kerosene oil since its density is lighter than kerosine oil
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Explanation:
Alkali metals are very reactive,They react with oxygen, water vapour and carbondioxide in the atmosphere to produce oxides, hydroxides and carbonates. To prevent these reactions alkali metals are kept in kerosene oil.
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