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∙ 14y agoIt doesn't dissolve so much as it reacts with water. Sodium metal will react violently with water to produce heat and sodium hydroxide, which will not go back to sodium metal by just evaporating the water away, a key component of dissolvable substances.
2Na + 2(H2O) = 2(NaOH) + H2
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∙ 13y agoNo, sodium will explode violently if touched by water. Salt, which is sodium-chloride, is soluble.
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∙ 15y agoThe ocean has the biggest supply of sodium as well as most biological systems.
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∙ 14y agoNo! Water is a molecule that has two Hydrogen atoms and an Oxygen atom in it, but Sodium is just a single atom.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Tap water has a little sodium. If you really don't want sodium in your life, don't use water softeners.
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∙ 9y agoHaving a density (0,968 g/cm3) lower than the density of water sodium float but react fast and violent.
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When a piece of sodium is put into water do you expect it to sink or float?
The density of sodium is 0.968g/cm3 which is just slightly lower than that of water, which is 1.00g/cm3. When sodium is added to water, the piece of sodium would float and sometimes dart around the sides of the beaker. It is a violent reaction and the heat evolved from the exothermic reaction is sufficient to ignite the hydrogen gas and cause the sodium to burn.
Why does sodium sink in water?
Sodium shouldn't sink in water at room temperature, because the density of sodium is less than the density of water. The density of sodium at room temperature is 0.968 g/cm3, whereas the density of water at room temperature is 0.998g/cm3. So technically, sodium should float in water, not sink.
Does feldspar float in water?
no,it does not float
Does zircon float?
No, zircon does not float on water.
What is the word equasion for sodium in water?
sodium and water =sodium + water -> sodium hydroxide + hydrogen and this is the right answer because i got it of a scientist
Why does float on water?
why sodium floats on water!!!sodium has to float on water as it is very reactive.
What are Two reactive metals that float in water?
The alkaline metals react with water, and Lithium and Sodium float on the water whilst reacting.
What will float in saltwater but not float in tap water?
Objects that contain a higher density that water will sink, but if the same object has a lower density that saltwater, then it will float in salt water. And this also depends on the concentration of sodium ions present in the salt water. As the concentration of the sodium ions increase, the density of the salt water increases.
When a piece of sodium is put into water do you expect it to sink or float?
The density of sodium is 0.968g/cm3 which is just slightly lower than that of water, which is 1.00g/cm3. When sodium is added to water, the piece of sodium would float and sometimes dart around the sides of the beaker. It is a violent reaction and the heat evolved from the exothermic reaction is sufficient to ignite the hydrogen gas and cause the sodium to burn.
Why does sodium sink in water?
Sodium shouldn't sink in water at room temperature, because the density of sodium is less than the density of water. The density of sodium at room temperature is 0.968 g/cm3, whereas the density of water at room temperature is 0.998g/cm3. So technically, sodium should float in water, not sink.
Sodium is under water metal?
No sodium is an extremely reactive metal that reacts violently with water. Sodium is in fact one of only two metals that is less dense than water, meaning that it can float on water. Whether a metal is underwater or not does not change its identity.
Which metal floats?
Lithium and sodium will both float on water, but not for long, because they're both explosively reactive with water.
Does an egg float in water with pepper?
Pepper floats because it is less dense than water.
How does salt effect how an object float in water?
Sodium chloride (salt) increases the surface tension of water by the increased attraction of the ions.
Which metals float on water?
Lithium, sodium, and potassium all float on water. Sodium and lithium both react with the water to give off hydrogen gas - they look a bit like fizzies when they do it. They can give off enough heat to light the gas, so they burn as they float around if there is enough oxygen to support a flame. I imagine potassium would act the same way, but I have never seen it personally. Beryllium, the lightest element in the alkaline earth group, is more dense that water, and would not float.
What two elements can float on water?
It can be metal and wood but it need to shape like a boat.
Is sodium density greater less than or equal to water?
At room temperature, the density of sodium is slightly less than that of water and it will, briefly, float (briefly, because it will be rapidly reacting with the water, and may in fact be on fire at the time).
