Why sodium is kept immersed in kerosene?
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Sodium is a highly reactive metal and reacts vigorously with the oxygen, carbon dioxide and moisture present in the air such that it may even cause a fire. To prevent this explosive reaction, Sodium is kept immersed in kerosene because Sodium doesn't react with kerosene
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- Sodium is a very reactive metal
- Sodium combines with oxygen in air even at room temperature and form sodium oxide.
- On exposure to air sodium radially catches fire.
- Therefore to prevent accidents in laboratory and in other places sodium is kept immersed in kerosene.
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