When a piece of sodium metal is dropped in water, hydrogen gas evolved because
Chemistry · Class 11 · CBSE — Redox Reactions
When a piece of sodium metal is dropped in water, hydrogen gas evolved because
- sodium is reduced and acts as an oxidising agent
- water is oxidised and acts as a reducing agent
- sodium loses electrons and is oxidised while water in reduced
- water loses electrons and is oxidised to hydrogen.
Answer
(C) sodium loses electrons and is oxidised while water in reduced
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