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Explain the action of sodium with water.

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Sodium reacts so rapidly with water with the evolution of heat. The metal whizzes around the surface of water. The hydrogen gas liberated may catch fire giving yellow coloured flame because of sodium.
`2Na + 2H_(2)O to 2NaOH + H_(2)uarr + heat`
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