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Sodium is not a shiny metal to the eye. This is because like many other unstable metals it oxidizes with the air and becomes dull. One example is copper. The Statue of Liberty is made of this and it is not neither shiny nor brown; it's green! Sodium is very malleable and you can cut it with a knife. Sodium is also very reactive in water. See the related video link below.
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Why is it when you cut s piece of sodium metal the shiny metal soon goes dull?
because soduim turns metals dull
What color is sodium metal?
A shiny grey which quickly fades into a duller tone when exposed to the air due to its reaction with oxygen.
What is in sodium metal?
Sodium metal is pure sodium and is made of sodium atoms.
Why is a freshly cut piece of sodium's surface shiny?
Sodium in its natural state is shiny, like most metals. When sodium interacts with oxygen in the air, it become sodium oxide, which is much more dull. As a result, when you cut into a piece of sodium, you reveal a brand new part of the sodium that has not yet become sodium oxide and is still shiny.
Is sodium a metal or nometal?
Sodium is a metal
How was sodium look like?
A shiny silvery white metal.
What shiny metal explodes on contact with air or water?
Rubidium and caesium
What are the chemical propertys of sodium?
Since it is a metal sodium will be sonorous, ductile, malleable, "shiny", conducts heat and electricity. However since it is an alkali metal i would be very difficult to keep shiny since it would be react instantaneously in air.
Is sodium shiny when it is cut?
yes! very fun BUT DANGEROUS to put in water
Why is it when you cut s piece of sodium metal the shiny metal soon goes dull?
because soduim turns metals dull
What forms of a solid piece of shiny sodium metal is exposed to chlorine gas?
Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (CL) combine to form Sodium Chloride- (NaCl)- but you probably call it table salt.
What color is sodium metal?
A shiny grey which quickly fades into a duller tone when exposed to the air due to its reaction with oxygen.
What is sodium's phase of matter in room temp?
sodium is a solid reactive metal at room temperature What color is sodium at room temperature? it is silver grey with brown touch.
What appearance does sodium have?
It is shiny.
Can cutting metal rapidly oxidizes the metal?
Yes in metals like potassium and sodium when you cut them, the newly exposed shiny metal reacts with the oxygen in the air to form a thin layer of metal oxide, which gives it a duller colour.
Does sodium have luster?
Don't you mean: "Is sodium lustrous?" And yes, it is. Lustre is how shiny a substance is. Don't you mean: "Is sodium lustrous?" And yes, it is. Lustre is how shiny a substance is.
What is in sodium metal?
Sodium metal is pure sodium and is made of sodium atoms.
