Why sodium is kept in 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. This is a strongly exothermic reaction, and lot of heat is generated.
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sodium is kept in kerosene to prevent from coming contact with oxygen and moisture . sodium is reactive metals. they react in both water and air so it is kept in kerosene.
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