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EC number: 231-132-9 | CAS number: 7440-23-5
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In the present case, sodium is considered as a flammable substance in contact with water, the substance being quasi-instantaneously degraded according to the reaction:
Na + H20 -> NaOH + ½ H2
Considering the high reactivity with water of the parent substance (half life of Na < 1 hour), the sodium can be considered as a hydrolytically unstable substance justifying a non-testing decision for the tests related to its environmental fate and pathways.
Furthermore, the degradation products are well known and have been widely investigated (European RAR available for NaOH, NaOH SIEF). Therefore, there is no lack of information on the degradation products and no further testing is necessary on them.
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