Would the reaction between dihydrogen and sodium hydroxide to give sodium and water be considered a chemical change?

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anor277
Nov 6, 2016

You want to do the following reaction?

#NaOH + 1/2H_2 rarr Na + H_2O#

Explanation:

This would certainly be a chemical change. It is not one that you could necessarily do, but certainly the thermodynamic parameters could be measured for the reverse reaction.

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