It is a chemical change
Chemical Change
chemical as it is a permanent change and looks nothing like the starting reactant!
chemical how do you know?
It is a physical change. The sodium hydroxide dissolves, but it is still sodium hydroxide.
Solid state in room temperature.
Chemical Change
Potassium is not a change; potassium (K) is a chemical element.
chemical as it is a permanent change and looks nothing like the starting reactant!
physical
chemical how do you know?
It is a physical change. The sodium hydroxide dissolves, but it is still sodium hydroxide.
Solid state in room temperature.
Physical: In pure form it is a shiny metal. It has a low density. It is malleable. Chemical: In pure form it corrodes easily upon exposure to air. It reacts violently with water to form potassium hydroxide and release hydrogen gas.
it is a chemical change because it is no longer hydrochloric acid but a substance that has a different "ingredient" than it
Magnesium oxide does not "dissolve" in hydrochloric acid. Dissolution is a physical change. When magnesium oxide is mixed with hydrochloric acid, a chemical reaction takes place: Mg(s) + 2HCl ---> MgCl2(aq) + H2(g)
Chemical change (which results in physical change).
Potassium metal does not dissolve in water, it is so reactive that it rips water molecules apart releasing hydrogen gas and combining with the remaining hydroxyl group to form potassium hydroxide (potash lye) which then dissolves in the water. This chemical reaction releases so much heat that it ignites the hydrogen gas that was emitted which produces water vapor/steam and a light purple flame (caused by excited potassium ions).