2006-10-10 07:21:08 · 3 answers · asked by Lola Craft 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
solid sodium metal is what's called an active metal
basically speaking, that means in water or acid it'll replace the hydrogen, violently
for example, high molarity of hydrochloric acid and solid sodium
2HCl+2Na-->2NaCl+H2
Hydrogen gas is fairly flammable...but the reaction itself is violent to release the hydrogen..fizzy and popping/exploding
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/samples/cca4Na_acid.html
shows these reactions
2006-10-10 10:20:05 · answer #1 · answered by calcu_lust 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't really know, but water and sodium react violently and will explode. I would think since acids are composed of water, that an explosion may also occur when mixed.
2006-10-10 14:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by dd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ilpi.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ammonia
2006-10-10 14:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋