Question: Sodium metal reacts violently with water because Na: 
 Options:  <1> Oxidize the water to oxygen, and the reaction is very exothermic. <2> It reduces the water to hydrogen, and the reaction is very exothermic. <3> Oxidizes the water to oxygen, and when a gas is generated, the entropy increases enormously. <4> It reduces the water to hydrogen, and the reaction is very endothermic. <5> It combines with water giving rise to an explosive hydride.
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