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Question
An element is soft and can be cut with a knife. If is very reactive and cannot be kept open in the air. It reacts vigorously with water. The element is most likely to be:
(a) Mg
(b) S
(c) P
(d) Na
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Solution
(d) Na
Na is soft and can be cut with a knife. It is very reactive and cannot be kept in open air. It reacts vigorously with water.
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