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Sodium with Acid

Reactions of sodium with 6M HCl, 12M HCl, 6M HNO3 and 15M HNO3 are shown.

Discussion

The equations for the reactions shown are

2 Na(s) + 2 HCl(aq) ---> 2 NaCl(aq) + H2(g)

2 Na(s) + 2 HNO3(aq) ---> 2 NaNO3(aq) + H2(g)

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