Why sodium is stored in kerosene not in other fuels?
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Sodium is one of the
most reactive metals mong the periodic table. It has a high electron
losing tendency so that it completes the octet configuration of 2,8.Since
water contains protons as H+ . Therefore sodium will lose one electron
to the proton. And in this process a lot of energy is released.
Therefore to cut the supply of moisture from air or any other source
sodium is kept in kerosene.
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Sodium is stored in kerosene for the following reasons;-
1. Sodium reacts with water vigorously. Sodium is stored in kerosene because it does not contain any water. So there is a lesser chance that Sodium will react vigorously with water when kept under the environment of kerosene oil.
2. Sodium reacts with oxygen/air vigorously. Sodium is stored in kerosene because it does allow air/oxygen to enter its environment. So there is a lesser chance that Sodium will react vigorously with air/oxygen when kept under the environment of kerosene oil.
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