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Sodium metal should be stored under kerosene.

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Sodium metal is a very reactive metal. When it comes in contact with O2 it explodes. Thus to keep it away from O2 it is kept in kerosene.
On reaction with O2 it forms oxides, which is explosive in nature.

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