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Reactivity Documentation

Metals, Alkali, Very Active

mixed with

Salts, Basic

Summary

Details

Metals, Alkali, Very Active is a reactive group.
Salts, Basic is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Metals, Alkali, Very Active mixed with
Salts, Basic

Hazard Predictions

Magnesium reacts violently with metal nitrates, phosphates, sulfates, and carbonates. The alkali metals, especially lithium, often react similarly to magnesium and other alkaline earth metals (Bretherick, L. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 4th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 1657; Mellor, J. 1940. Mellor's Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Vol. 4, p. 272; Vol. 8, Supp. 2, p. 545. Longmans, Green and Co Ltd.; Pieters, H.A.J. 1957, Safety in the Chemical Laboratory, London: Academic Press, 2nd ed. p. 30).

Above 700C, sodium carbonate and sodium metal react to form sodium carbide (Na2C2) (Eggeman, T. and Updated by Staff 2007. Sodium and Sodium Alloys. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. (Online)).