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Probably Mercury. I don't know about submerged in oil tho.
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You could be talking about Sodium. Since it reacts with air and water, then it usually comes in vials of oil. It looks llike a lump of silvery metal when seen through the vial also.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThat would probably be lithium - it has a very low density, less than water - 0.534 times the density of water to be precise. Most oils would have more than that.
Putting lithium into water would not be a good idea, since it is very reactive.
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∙ 14y agoi'm pretty sure it Potassium.
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∙ 12y agoPotassium is the answer your looking for.
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Sodium is delivered in oil and usually comes in a glass vial when you buy it. This because it reacts with both air and water.
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∙ 11y agoProbably a group 1 metal e..g sodium or potassium.
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∙ 12y agoLithium.
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or maybe Sodium. It comes delivered in a glass vial submerged in oil because it reacts with air and water.
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