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Can We Keep Sodium Immersed Under Water? Why? - Science

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Can we keep sodium immersed under water? Why?

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उत्तर

 No, we cannot keep sodium immersed in water because it reacts vigorously even with cold water to form sodium hydroxide, hydrogen gas and a huge amount of heat.

 2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g) + HEAT

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पाठ 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [पृष्ठ १३४]

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लखमीर सिंह Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
पाठ 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 51.3 | पृष्ठ १३४

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because ______.


A solution of _________________ in water is green in colour.

(a) CuSO4
(b) FeSO4
(c) ZnSO4
(d) Al2(SO4)3


What will happen if a strip of copper is kept immersed in a solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3)?


Give reason for the following:
Blue colour of copper sulphate solution is destroyed when iron filings are added to it.


Fill in the following blank with suitable word:

The white powder formed when magnesium ribbon burns in oxygen is of ....................


What is the nature of the oxide Na2O? What happens when it is dissolved in water? Write the chemical equation of the reaction involved.


Explain why, metals usually do not liberate hydrogen gas with dilute nitric acid.


What happens when calcium reacts with chlorine? Write an equation for the reaction which takes place


What happens when calcium reacts with water? Write the chemical equation of the reaction of calcium with eater.


Write the equation for the reaction of Aluminium with dilute hydrochloric acid.

Name the products formed. Also indicate the physical states of all the substances involved.


The elements whose oxides can turn phenolphthalein solution pink are:
(a) Na and K
(b) K and C
(c) Na and S
(d) K and P


An acidic oxide is produced by the element:
(a) Na
(b) C
(c) Ca
(d) H


You are given a solution of AgNO3. Which of the following do you think cannot displace Ag from AgNO3solution?
(a) Magnesium
(b) Zinc
(c) Gold
(d) Copper


The elements whose oxides can turn litmus solution red are:
(a) lithium and sodium
(b) copper and potassium
(c) carbon and hydrogen
(d) phosphorus and sulphur


Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the following:

Which of the following is lue in colour?


Rewrite the following statement by selecting the correct option.
A solution of Al2(SO4)3 in water is _____________.


Arrange the following metals in the increasing order of their reactivities:

Copper, Zinc, Aluminium, and Iron


Generally, metals are solid in nature. Which one of the following metals is found in liquid state at room temperature?


Which of the following property is not responsible for copper to be used as electrical conduction wires?


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