Question

"When sodium metal is exposed to atmosphere, it reacts with air and forms sodium hydroxide film which absorbs $C{O}_2$ from air and forms sodium bicarbonate."
Answer whether the above statement is true or false.
If true enter 1, else enter 0.

Answer 1

Sodium is ordinarily quite reactive with air and the reactivity is a function of the relative humidity or water-vapour content of the air.

The corrosion of solid sodium by oxygen also is accelerated by the presence of small amounts of impurities in the sodium. In ordinary air, sodium metal reacts to form a sodium hydroxide film, which can rapidly absorb carbon dioxide from the air, forming sodium bicarbonate.