What happens when you mix Sodium and Water?

Fizz and whizz! Sodium meets Water

Sodium gives its outer electron to water. That makes hydrogen gas bubbles and heat. The sodium melts into a little silver ball and zooms around the water!

The result

What it makes
Sodium hydroxide + hydrogen gas
Equation
2Na + 2H₂O → 2NaOH + H₂
When it happens
At room temperature

Fun fact from Fizzy: Sodium is a cousin of potassium. Potassium is lower on the table, so it reacts even more wildly.

🥽 Only trained scientists should handle pure sodium. It can catch fire in water.

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