Answer
Three products are possible:
$2Na + H_{2} → 2NaH$
$Na + H_{2} → NaH_{2}$
$Na + H_{2} → Na_{2}H$
Work Step by Step
Na reacts with hydrogen to form sodium hydride
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 22 - Chemistry of the Nonmetals - Exercises - Page 992: 22.25d
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