WHY SODIUM AND POTASSIUM ARE KEPT IMMERSED IN KEROSENE? GIVE REACTION OF SODIUM WITH AIR?
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if they kept open they can burn and if they kept in water they can react with water so, they are kept in kerosene
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They are highly reactive in air and can catch fire in air so they are kept in kerosene out of contact with air.
2Na + O₂ --> Na₂O₂
4Na + O₂ --> 2Na₂O
2Na + O₂ --> Na₂O₂
4Na + O₂ --> 2Na₂O
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