why is sodium kept under kerosene oil
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Sodium is highly reactive and reacts with even small traces of water in the atmosphere to undergo explosive reactions.
Therefore it is stored under kerosene.
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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 which is a highly exothermic reaction.
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