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when cut, they are all shiny like gold, but then tarnish immediately

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Oxidizes rapidly (burning) and spontaneously with oxygen in air to lithium oxide Li2O

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it burns vigorously

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Q: What happens when potassium reacts with the air?
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What happens when potassium reacts with hydrogen?

It forms potassium hydroxide


Which one of these reacts the fastest with air lithium potassium sodium?

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What happens when oxygen reacts with potassium?

It forms an oxide


What happens when sulfur reacts with potassium?

Electrons move from the potassium atoms to the sulfur atoms.


What happens when potassium goes into a lit candle?

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What happens to potassium in water?

It reacts violently, fizzes about on the surface and then: BOOM!!!


What happens if K keep in air?

Potassium oxidizes immediately when exposed to air. It also reacts violently in water, producing potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas produced will burn spontaneously, so potassium is always stored in a liquid with which it does not react, such as kerosene.


What happens when copper metal reacts with potassium cyanide?

Copper metal is less reactive than potassium so it will not react with potassium cyanide.


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What happens when Zinc sulfate reacts with potassium hydroxide?

it explodes, usually. well.. that's what happens to me anyway.


Why is sodium and potassium stored under kerosene oil?

as it reacts with the oxygen in the air