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Sodium metal reacts violently with water, and is stored in kerosine (for example) to avoid contact with moisture in the air.
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What will Sodium must be kept under?
sodium must be kept under kerosene
Why do sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil do not burn?
sodium will react with oxygen and kerosene will have no oxygen molecules in it
Which metal is kept immersed in kerosene for storing?
sodium
Why sodium chloride not kept under kerosene?
It is not necessary; sodium chloride is stable.
Why sodium is not kept in paraffin wax?
Sodium is very reactive, it can even react with water or air. So for this reason it is only kept in kerosene
Why is sodium kept in oil?
Sodium is kept immersed in Kerosene oil because it's extremely reactive and will react with steam or any other substance. So as to obtain it in its pure form, it's kept in oil. Sodium is very reactive metal and it reacts with any thing that comes into contact with it.It is kept under the oil because it might react with air .
Why is sodium kept under kerosene?
Sodium is metal. It is poisonous substance and also highly reactive. It catches fire when exposed in air.
Why can't you keep a bottle of sodium ions on a shelf?
When exposed to air or moisture, sodium will catch fire. Hence sodium cannot be kept in bottles on the shelf and generally sodium is kept inserted in non-polar solvents such as kerosene, pentane, hexane etc.
Why alkali metals are kept in kerosene?
Why. Alkali. Metals are kept. In kerosene
When potassium and sodium are kept in open they catch fire why?
Metals such as potassium and sodium react so vigorously that they catch fire if kept in open.Hence,to protect them and to prevent their burning they are stored in kerosene as moisture cannot enter in it.
How kerosene keep sodium from reacting with air?
Oxygen (which react with sodium) is not dissolved in kerosene.
Why sodium is stroed in kerosence?
Sodium reacts violently with water, so it must be kept from getting wet. Kerosene, being an oil, does a good job of protecting the sodium, and it is inexpensive and easy to come by.
