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Standard XII
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Sulphuric Acid
When Sodium a...
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When Sodium amalgam (an alloy with mercury) is dipped into cold water, what reaction takes place?
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Solution
When Sodium amalgam(
NaHg
) (an alloy with mercury) is dipped into cold water, Hydrogen(
H
2
) gas is liberated which can be easily collected.
Here, Mercury(
Hg
) in Sodium amalgam acts as a catalyst.
The reaction can be given as
:
2
NaHg
(
s
)
+
2
H
2
O
(
l
)
→
2
NaOH
(
aq
)
+
2
Hg
(
l
)
+
H
2
(
g
)
(
Sodium
amalgam
)
(
Water
)
(
Sodium
hydroxide
)
(
Mercury
)
(
Hydrogen
gas
)
.
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