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Straight sodium is very reactive. When it contacts water, it quickly reacts according to the equation 2Na + 2H2O -> 2NaOH + H2. You may recognize NaOH by it's common name - lye.

Chlorine gas is likewise very reactive.

If you get the two of them together, however, you get 2Na + Cl2 -> 2NaCl + a lot of heat. Once the NaCl has formed, it is very stable and doesn't want to react with anything else.

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