Question

Complete the following reaction:

$\mathrm{Na}+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\stackrel{}{\to }----$

Answer 1

Reaction of sodium with water:

• Sodium at once reacts with water when it is brought in contact with water(${\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$), resulting in the formation of sodium hydroxide($\mathrm{NaOH}$) along with hydrogen gas(${\mathrm{H}}_2$).
• $\underset{\mathrm{sodium}}{2\mathrm{Na}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{water}}{2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}\stackrel{}{\to }\underset{\mathrm{sodium}\mathrm{hydroxide}}{2\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{hydrogen}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}$