The reaction you've written can be summarized as follows:
Sodium (Na) reacts with hydrogen gas (H₂) to form sodium hydride (NaH).
The balanced equation for the reaction is:
\[ 2 \text{Na} + \text{H}_2 \rightarrow 2 \text{NaH} \]
In this reaction, solid sodium reacts with hydrogen gas to produce sodium hydride, which is an ionic compound composed of sodium ions (Na⁺) and hydride ions (H⁻). Sodium hydride is typically used as a strong base in organic chemistry and can also serve as a hydrogen source in various chemical reactions.
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