Does sodium react with hot water?

Answer 1

Sodium metal will burn aggressively when exposed to air. Put a tiny piece in water and it explodes hard enough to spray the room with hot water and steam and shatter the container (and possibly your hand) leaving shards in your body and the ceiling.

DO NOT HANDLE SODIUM METAL UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING, WEARING FULL PPE, IN A BLAST SHIELDED HOOD, AND THEN DON'T DO IT ANYWAY!!!!!

Answer 2

First of all Iron does react with cold water. It is just a very slow reaction and not instant like sodium. The product is basically rust. Sodium is a very reactive alkali metal with only 1 electron to lose to gain noble gas status, and the reaction is thus very energetically stable.

Answer 3

Yes, sodium will react vigorously with hot water to produce hydrogen gas and sodium hydroxide. This reaction is highly exothermic and can lead to the formation of sodium hydroxide solution along with the release of hydrogen gas. Extreme caution should be taken when handling sodium in water due to the potential for an explosive reaction.

Answer 4

A violent reaction will take place. Do not try without the presence of someone who knows.

Answer 5

Small pieces will bound across the water surface until they dissolve while larger pieces will violently explode.

Answer 6

This would result in a violent reaction as Na is converted to Na+.

Answer 7

No, it can only react with cold water!