"Isn't metallic sodium technically a VERY rapid burn and not an explosion?"
The sodium-water reaction creates considerable amounts of heat and liberates a LOT of hydrogen.
It's the hydrogen that explodes.
You can, if you have a large enough piece of sodium, get multiple explosions.
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