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You are provided with three metals : Sodium, magnesium and copper. Using only water as the reactant, how will you identify them ?

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• The metal which reacts violently with cold water and catches fire is sodium.
• The metal which evolves hydrogen gas upon heating with water is magnesium.
• The metal which dose not react with water even on strong heating is copper.
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