Question

why do we store sodium in kerosene oil?​

Answer 1

Hello Mate,

Sodium is a very reactive metal. It is kept in kerosene to prevent it from coming in contact with oxygen and moisture. If this happens, it will react with the moisture present in air and form sodium hydroxide. This is a strongly exothermic reaction, and lot of heat is generated...

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Answer 2

Sodium is stored in kerosene​  for the following reasons;-

1. Sodium reacts with water vigorously. Sodium is stored in kerosene because it does not contain any water. So there is a lesser chance that Sodium will react vigorously with water when kept under the environment of kerosene oil.

   2. Sodium reacts with oxygen/air vigorously. Sodium is stored in kerosene        because it does allow air/oxygen to enter its environment. So there is a lesser chance that Sodium will react vigorously with air/oxygen when kept under the environment of kerosene oil.