Question

why is Sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil

Answer 1

sodium is kept immersed in kerosene oil because it is highly reactive and if kept open or in a substance containing oxygen then it readily reacts with oxygen n forms sodium oxide.......

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Answer 2

sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ɪs ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ. ɪғ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴠᴇʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ, ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ ғɪʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ.ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴇxᴘʟᴏsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ɪs ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ɪᴍᴍᴇʀsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴋᴇʀᴏsᴇɴᴇ ᴏɪʟ.

ʟɪᴛʜɪᴜᴍ, sᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴛᴀssɪᴜᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ɪɴ ᴋᴇʀᴏsᴇɴᴇ ᴏɪʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ ғɪʀᴇ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ.