Question

Why sodium reacts with water but sodium ion not?

Answer 1

When it reacts with chlorine, the chlorine takes that electron and it is happy since it has a stable electron configuration and the sodium is happy since it has a stable electron configuration. ... As an ion, sodiumdoesn't want to gain or lose any more electrons, so it isn't going to react with anything, including water.

Answer 2

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 reactsstrongly with oxygen in the air. A number of sodium compounds do not react as strongly with water, but are strongly water soluble.