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A piece of sodium metal when thrown in water catches fire. give reason

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A lot of heat is produced in this reaction so much that the sodium catches fire. If there is a lot of water and just a small piece of sodium it will not catch fire. Potassium reacts more vigorously than sodium and will always catch fire.

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