What happens when a piece of $N a$ is added to cold water? Give suitable equation.

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When sodium is added to water the sodium melts to form a ball that moves around on the surface. It fizzes rapidly and the hydrogen produced may burn with an orange flame before the sodium disappears.
$2 N a + {2 H}_{2} O \to 2 N a O H + H_{2}$

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