why sodium metal is kept stored in kerosone oil?
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Sodium is a highly reactive metal that is on the top of the reactivity series and hence it reacts with air and the surrounding medium.
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kerosene does not react with sodium and hence it is kept in it
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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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