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Sodium is dangerous because it is an Alkali metal which is HIGHLY reactive with water.

Chlorine is dangerous because it forms a strong acid with water.

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Sodium and pure chlorine are so dangerous?

how is this possible when pure sodium and chlorine are so dangerous


How is it that pure sodium and pure chlorine are so dangerous?

Pure sodium and pure chlorine are dangerous because they are highly reactive elements. Sodium reacts violently with water to produce flammable hydrogen gas. Chlorine is a toxic gas that can cause severe respiratory irritation and damage to the lungs when inhaled. When combined, sodium and chlorine react explosively to form sodium chloride, or table salt.


What is more dangerous sodium or chlorine?

Chlorine is more dangerous than sodium because chlorine is a toxic gas that can be harmful when inhaled or ingested, whereas sodium is a highly reactive metal that can cause burns when in contact with skin or eyes.


What is a word equation for sodium and chlorine?

Sodium + Chlorine ---> Sodium Chloride I think that is correct


Do you have to heat the sodium and chlorine mixture to get salt?

If you place elemental sodium and elemental chlorine together, yes you will have to add significant amounts of heat to catalyzed the reaction. This would also be extremely dangerous as elemental sodium is extremely reactive with water and elemental chlorine is toxic.


Why is sodium chloride not harmful but sodium and chlorine are?

why are sodium and chlorine harmful


What compounds make sodium chloride?

Sodium chlorine sodium and chlorine.


What type of atom is in sodium chloride?

Sodium chloride has two atoms in the formula unit (NaCl): sodium and chlorine.


What elements are in NaCl?

Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl) are the elements that make up NaCl otherwise known as Sodium Chloride.


What element of salt is poisonous?

Table salt is sodium chloride, NaCl. Chlorine as a gas (Cl2) is dangerous.


Are sodium and chlorine similar?

No. At standard temperature, sodium is a highly reactive, silvery-gray metal that is soft enough to be cut with a knife. At standard temperature, chlorine is a dangerous and poisonous yellowish-green gas which exists as Cl2.


How is chlorine and sodium?

Chlorine and sodium are natural chemical elements.