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why are alkali metals stored in kerosene ?

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When the highly reaction alkali metals are exposed to air, thy readily react, with oxygen, moisture and carbon dioxide of air of form oxides, hydroxide and carbonates repectively. In order to prevent these reactions, alkali metals are normally stored in kerosene, an inert liquid.
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