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The surface of sodium rapidly oxides and forms a grody corrosion layer, but a freshly cut surface of sodium is indeed shiny and will remain that way in an inert atmosphere.
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What appearance does sodium have?
It is shiny.
Does sodium have luster?
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Why is a freshly cut piece of sodium's surface shiny?
Sodium in its natural state is shiny, like most metals. When sodium interacts with oxygen in the air, it become sodium oxide, which is much more dull. As a result, when you cut into a piece of sodium, you reveal a brand new part of the sodium that has not yet become sodium oxide and is still shiny.
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How was sodium look like?
A shiny silvery white metal.
Explain why the surface of sodium is only shiny when it is freshly cut?
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Is sodium a shiny metal?
Sodium is not a shiny metal to the eye. This is because like many other unstable metals it oxidizes with the air and becomes dull. One example is copper. The statue of liberty is made of this and it is not neither shiny nor brown; it's green! Sodium is very malleable and you can cut it with a knife. Sodium is also very reactive in water. See the related video link below.
Why does a freshly cut piece of sodium have a shiny surface then after a while it turns white?
The sodium reacts with the air (oxygen) and tarnishes.
What are the chemical propertys of sodium?
Since it is a metal sodium will be sonorous, ductile, malleable, "shiny", conducts heat and electricity. However since it is an alkali metal i would be very difficult to keep shiny since it would be react instantaneously in air.
What shiny metal explodes on contact with air or water?
Rubidium and caesium
Is sodium shiny when it is cut?
yes! very fun BUT DANGEROUS to put in water
