Que. When a piece of sodium metal is dropped in water,
hydrogen gas evolved because
(a) sodium is reduced and acts as an oxidising
agent
(b) water is oxidixed and acts as a reducing agnet
(c) sodium loses electrons and is oxidixed while
water is reduced
(d) water loses electrons and is oxidised to
hydrogen
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Answer:
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Explanation:
Explanation. (i) When sodium metal is dropped in water, an exothermic reaction occurs due to which the evolved hydrogen gas catches fire. (ii) sodium metal is heated in free supply of air to form sodium peroxide and sodium oxide.