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38.
Sodium metal is kept under
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Shivani said:
8 years ago
Why sodium burn in water?
Yash panchal said:
8 years ago
Why sodium is kept only in kerosene?
S.ABISHEK CHRISTUS [FORMER YOUNG SCIENTIST OF KAP] said:
9 years ago
AWESOME QUESTION!
When sodium reacts with water it separates the hydrogen from water and starts burning. But kerosene did not contain hydrogen. This is the reason why sodium metal is kept under kerosene.
When sodium reacts with water it separates the hydrogen from water and starts burning. But kerosene did not contain hydrogen. This is the reason why sodium metal is kept under kerosene.
Souvik said:
9 years ago
Why it is not stored under alcohol?
Poornashri said:
9 years ago
Because if it is exposed to atmosphere it reacts as it is a highly reactive metal. Therefore it is kept under kerosene.
Nandini Renwal said:
9 years ago
When is so reactive with oxygen in the air, so how can be it be taken out from kerosene to be cut so easily?
Chamdan kumar sharma said:
9 years ago
Why sodium is stored only in kerosene? Why not petrol?
KAVYA said:
9 years ago
Sodium is a high reactive metal if it is kept it will get burned. Kerosene is the right metal to store it because water is a universal solvent and is used for many purposes, petrol is used in automobiles, alcohol is used for some other purposes so these are not right place to store it.
Divya said:
9 years ago
Any example of sodium that is kept in kerosene?
Shahid said:
9 years ago
Why sodium is very reactive metal?
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