Sodium metal reacts with hot water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Sodium metal reacts with cold water to form Sodium Hydroxide ( $NaOH$ ) and Hydrogen gas ( $H_{2}$ ).
$Na (s) + H_{2} O (l) \to NaOH (aq) + H_{2} (g)$
Sodium is a highly reactive metal, it reacts with the oxygen from the air and with cold water.
Therefore, The given statement is false.

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