why does sodium releases electrons when comes in contact with water
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Atoms have an outer electron shell. This shell typically is its most stable when it contains 8 electrons.
Sodium naturally contains just one electron, so the best way for it to reach a full shell is to lose that one electron. This makes the shell underneath the “new outer shell”, and it has a full 8 electrons.
Water is happy to take that electron and shed a hydrogen atom as it pairs with the newly-formed sodium ion.
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