Okay it's my science homework.......
If one of your classmate offers you a peice of sodium
he found while hiking.What would your responce be?
What is so dangerous about the sodium?
2006-11-27 12:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
a tiny piece like the size of an eraser on a pencil will bubble lots of hydrogen off if it gets wet.. and will be gone in a few seconds.. a larger piece will generate enough heat to ignite the hydrogen and so will explode if it gets wet..
it would react with the moisture on your fingers/mouth/eye etc to produce soduim hydroxide (drain cleaner) which will cause caustic burns.
if you swollowed some your stomach would explode.
2006-11-27 13:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first of all you wouldn't find metallic sodium in nature that's what makes it so dangerous. look where it is located on the periodic table and pay attention to trends and the answer is obvious.
2006-11-27 20:13:01 · answer #2 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium reacts with water vigorously, igniting on contact. Also, it erodes, making a coating of sodium oxide, but I dunno if that's harmful. Sigh ... grade 11 chemistry was sooo long ago, all the way back in June.
2006-11-27 20:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's a little math:
sodium + water = bad
2006-11-27 20:45:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, and its highly reactive
2006-11-27 20:14:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope his hands are dry when he picks it up
2006-11-27 20:13:52 · answer #6 · answered by bayareart1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋