Sodium metal reacts vigorously with water.
(a) Name the gas evolved when sodium reacts with water.
(b) State whether the solution formed by the reaction of sodium with water is acidic or basic.


(a) Sodium reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. Sodium is a highly reactive metal. It even reacts with the moisture present in air.

(b) Sodium reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. These metallic hydroxides like sodium hydroxide is basic in nature.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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