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Sodium is so reactive it is usually found in compounds. It reacts most violently with water, creating sodium hydroxide.
Leonora Medhurst
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What substance in air that sodium reacts with?
It reacts with oxygen in air to form sodium oxide (Na2O) and some sodium peroxide (Na2O2) and reacts with nitrogen to form some sodium nitride (Na3N).
How is the way the element sodium reacts with water different from the way the compound sodium chloride reacts with water?
Sodium reacts violently with water, while sodium chloride (or table salt) dissolves in water.
What happens if sodium methoxide 25 percent in methanol reacts with water?
The sodium methoxide reacts with the water to produce sodium hydroxide an methanol.
What is sodium reactive with?
sodium is white and metallic it is a metal that is essential for life. sodium carbonate reacts with sodium hydrogen sulfate to create a rapid reaction. sodium also reacts with aluminium hydroxide
Which gas is given out when sodium hydroxide reacts with a metal?
Hydrogen gas is given out when sodium hydroxide reacts with a metal.
Why must sodium be stored under paraffin?
Sodium reacts with moisture, it will eventually turn to sodium hydroxide from moisture in the air. It reacts violently with water.
What reacts with sodium hydogencarbonate and not sodium chloride?
For example an acid.
When sodium reacts with water it forms?
it forms sodium hydroxide
What is produced when sodium reacts with water?
Sodium hydroxide and Hydrogen
What is created when sodium reacts with chlorine?
Salt -sodium chloride
What is alkali formed when sodium reacts with cold water?
Sodium reacts with water to produce Sodium hydroxide and Hydrogen gas.2Na + 2H2O = 2NaOH + H2
How many electrons will the metal sodium atoms lose when the metal reacts with a nonmetal?
Sodium loses one electron when it reacts with a nonmetal.
