Why sodium react vigorously with water and oxygen
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This is an exothermic reaction. Sodium metal is heated and may ignite and burn with a characteristic orange flame. Hydrogen gas released during the burning process reacts strongly with oxygen in the air. ... Sodium reacts vigorously with water because it is much more active than hydrogen.
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sodium is in the top of the reactive series just below potassium thus it reacts so vigourously
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