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Bases should not be kept in active metal container. Why?

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Bases should not be kept in active metal container. Why?

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Containers should be selected such that they should not react with what is to be stored. Bases react with active metals (metals which are highly reactive) to form salt and hydrogen gas. Hence, metal containers cannot be used to store bases.

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