What is produced when potassium reacts with water? #2K(s) + 2H_2O (l) ->#?

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anor277
Aug 1, 2016

#"Potassium hydroxide and dihydrogen gas."#

Explanation:

Potassium is an alkali metal. It is much more reactive than sodium, whose reactions yu may have seen.

We can represent its reaction with water by the following equation:

#K(s) + H_2O(l) rarr KOH(aq) + 1/2H_2(g)#

This reaction proceeds with a lot of spits and sparks.

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