Which of the following element reacts with cold water vigorously?

Carbon

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Sodium

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Magnesium

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Sulphur

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Solution

The correct option is B
Sodium

Sodium reacts with cold water vigorously because $N a$ is much more reactive than hydrogen and hence displaces $H$ in $H_{2} O$ to form $N a O H$ .

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