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How does sodium oxide react with water?

Answer 1

Avery Adams

#Na_2O(s) + H_2O(l) rarr 2NaOH(aq)#

Is the mass-charge equation balanced? How could you keep an eye on the amount of reaction?

Using extremely pure sodium oxide will cause this reaction to spit in your face.

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Answer 2

Jose Ayala

Sodium oxide reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The reaction is exothermic and produces heat. The chemical equation for the reaction is:

Na2O (s) + H2O (l) -> 2NaOH (aq)

This reaction is highly exothermic, and it produces a strong alkaline solution of sodium hydroxide.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.