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Explain why calcium metal after reacting with water starts floating on its surface. Write the chemical equation for the reaction.

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Calcium starts floating because the bubbles of hydrogen gas formed sticks to the surface of the metal.
`Ca + 2H_(2)O rarr Ca(OH)_(2) + H_(2)`
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