why sodium and potassium are stored in kerosene
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because they are highly reactive and will react with oxygen resulting in large amount of heat to evolved therefore they are stored in kerosene to cut the supply of oxygen.
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No not acatly
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Explanation:
Na and K are very reactive metals and kept in
kerosene oil to prevent it from coming in contact
with oxygen and moisture as they react to form their
hydroxides. This is an exothermic reaction and lot
of heat is generated so both the metals are kept in
kerosene oil.
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