The violent reaction between sodium and water is an example of :

reduction

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oxidation

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redox reaction

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neutralisation reaction

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Solution

The correct option is C redox reaction
Reaction:
$N a + H_{2} O \to N a O H + (1 / 2) H_{2}$
0 +1 +1 0
The oxidation state of $N a$ changes from $0$ to $+ 1$ while that of $H$ from $+ 1$ to $0$ .
Here, oxidation state of reactants changes so, it is a redox reaction.

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