Talk:Solvated electron

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Uh oh, so metals in ammonia still react after a while? -lysdexia 14:58, 12 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.123.4.253 (talk)

Yes, they eventually react, if not with the ammonia, then with the walls of the container (usually glass). The rate of decomposition can be as low as 1% per day. The reaction is promoted by light. Any traces of transition metals, notably iron, will catalyze the reaction:

NH₃ + Na⁺ + e^- ---->1/2 H₂ + NaNH₂

Silverchemist 15:13, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

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Could anyone get a photo of a solution containing solvated electrons to illustrate the blue color of the solution (perhaps Na in NH₃)?---- Bfesser (talk) 18:33, 16 November 2007 (UTC)