Why sodium reacts with water
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Sodium metal reacts rapidly with water to form a colourless solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and hydrogen gas (H2). The resulting solution is basic because of the dissolved hydroxide. ... During the reaction, the sodium metal may well become so hot that it catches fire and burns with a characteristic orange colour.
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Sodium reacts violently with water because it is much more active than hydrogen. ... Therefore, a redox reaction between H+ and Na to give H(2) and Na+ is very energetically favorable. So much energy is released that the hydrogen gas released can burn.
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