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sodium explodes when it contacts water. if i have a compound that contains sodium,
will it explode if it is exposed to water?

a. yes, but it will have a smaller explosion due to the chemical bonds in a
compound

b. only if there is a larger amount of sodium than other elements.

c. no, when elements combine to form a new material, they have properties
unique to the new material

d. yes, compounds have the same properties as their ingredients

Option C = No, when elements combine to form a new material, they have properties unique to the new materials.

Explanation:

When sodium contact with water it loses its one electron and thus gain positive charge. When there are more sodium atoms present and many atoms do this thus more positive ions are produced and these positive ions repeal each other at high speed and explosion occur.

But when it form compound with other material, it will not showed this behavior.

Example:

Consider the sodium chloride, when it dissolve in water sodium not showed explosion. In sodium chloride sodium already gives its electron to the chlorine and have stable electronic configuration. The sodium present in cationic form. When it dissolve, partial positive charge of water surrounds the Cl⁻ and partial negative charge of water surrounds the Na⁺ ion, ans sodium chloride gets dissolve into water without explosion.