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Potassium is the most reactive. All of the elements in the first column of the Periodic Table are extremely reactive to water. These elements all have on more electron than the stable noble gas configuration (an octet in the valence shell), and so by getting rid of that extra valence electron, the element becomes much more stable. In contact with water, these elements will give this extra electron off to the water, forming hydroxide (OH-) and becoming a positive ion. For example, when you add potassium metal (K) to water, you will form the positive ion K+, which has the same electron configuration as argon, with a completely filled valence shell. The other metals listed will not react very quickly at all with water (unless it is very acidic water).
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What is the major function of potassium magnesium in the body?
potassium magnesium doesn't exist. They are two separate "metals".
How are potassium magnesium and vanadium similar?
All are metals.
Can potassium be like magnesium?
These metals are very different.
What happens when you mix potassium and magnesium?
You get a mixture of potassium and magnesium. They're metals; they don't react with each other.
Which of these metals are the most reactive to water Potassium Lithium Calcium Magnesium or Sodium?
Potassium
How do you write a balanced equation for the reaction of sulfur with the following metals to form solids that you can take to be ionic when the anion is S2?
Metals: potassium, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, iron (forming Fe2+ ions)
Are calcium gluconate magnesium sulfate and potassium phosphate heavy metals?
No. These are not heavy metals. They are salts of non heavy metals.
Is magnesium more reactive than potassium?
No, Potassium is more reactive than magnesium. As a general rule, the alkali metals, those in the far left column of the periodic table, are the most reactive of all the metals.
Would you name some metals that react with acids?
Some of these metals are: Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Sodium, Potassium, ...
What main group of metals would combine with chlorine?
Group I metals will have the most violent reaction.
What alkaline earth metals are part of the reaction to photosymthesis?
magnesium (in chlorophyll)
What metals will react with aluminum nitrate?
Metals which are more reactive than aluminium. Eg= Sodium, Magnesium, Potassium, etc
