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  Posted by Aditi Mishra on June 24, 2023 at 11:22 am

  Give reason why Sodium and potassium are stored in kerosene?

  Aanya Triv replied 1 year, 2 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Rajnandini

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  June 24, 2023 at 11:26 am

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  These both elements are highly reactive in atmosphere and can catch fire easily when coming in contact with air . To prevent this incident , we need to keep them in kerosene.

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  Tanya Jaiswal

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  June 24, 2023 at 4:58 pm

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  Sodium and potassium both are highly reactive elements.

  Kerosene protects the metals from coming in contact with moisture.

  Hence, Sodium and Potassium are stored in kerosene because they react vigorously with oxygen and moisture due to their high reactivity so keeping it in kerosene will prevent them from coming in contact with oxygen and moisture.

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  Aanya Triv

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  June 24, 2023 at 5:20 pm

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  Sodium and potassium are highly reactive elements because they belong to the first group in the periodic table meaning they have only one valence electron in their outermost shell and they need atleast 2 electrons in their valence shell(outermost shell) to become stable. So they react with most of their surroundings to take one electron and become stable. While kerosene is not reactive since it’s not a natural occurring compound, potassium and sodium are stored in it.

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