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NaCl(s) + H2O --> Na+(aq) + Cl¯(aq) + H2O Na(s) + Cl2(g) --> KABOOM! Being a chemistry major has to be good for something. Now if I could only figure out how to do super- and subscript... Basically...elemental sodium reacts very readily with any sort of electronegative species - like chlorine or oxygen-containing species. Thermodynamically, Na(s) is very high in energy - which is bad. It loses this energy by reacting to form a more stable species - ionic sodium. The energy lost in this process is what's reponsible for all the fizzing and dancing and exploding. Exploding hydrogen gas is another matter entirely - it would probably send a lot of superheated air, hot water, sodium hydroxide (lye) and glass fragments at high velocities throughout the general vicinity. /the more you know... //Mr. Science mode OFF
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