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Sodium and Lithium react so rapidly with air and water, that they must be contained under oil.

Sodium burns rapidly in air, releasing heat and light energy.

If you explore around YouTube for videos of this reaction, some may explode. This is the light and heat energy being given off.

Equation: 4Na + O2 --> 2Na2O

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