Metal and Alloys
Which of these metals silver iron magnesium potassium or zinc will give the most violent reaction with water and why?
Wiki User
2007-05-16 19:18:20
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).
Related Questions
Asked in Human Anatomy and Physiology
What is the major function of potassium magnesium in the body?
potassium magnesium doesn't exist. They are two separate
"metals".
Asked in Magnesium
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.
Asked in Elements and Compounds
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)
Asked in Chemistry
Are calcium gluconate magnesium sulfate and potassium phosphate heavy metals?
No. These are not heavy metals. They are salts of non heavy
metals.
Asked in Chemistry
What are names of five metals and five nonmetals?
5 metals are:
lithium
magnesium
calcium
helium
potassium
Asked in Metal and Alloys
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.
Asked in Elements and Compounds, Acids and Bases, Metal and Alloys
Would you name some metals that react with acids?
Some of these metals are: Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Sodium,
Potassium, ...
Asked in Elements and Compounds
What main group of metals would combine with chlorine?
Group I metals will have the most violent reaction.
Asked in Plate Tectonics, Geology, Chemistry
What are the 5 most abundant metals in the Earth's crust?
The most abundant metals are aluminum, calcium, magnesium,
sodium and potassium.
Asked in Elements and Compounds
What metals will react with aluminum nitrate?
Metals which are more reactive than aluminium. Eg= Sodium,
Magnesium, Potassium, etc
Asked in Science, Chemistry
Will tin react with magnesium sulfate?
No. Magnesium is the more reactive metal, and it will remain an
ion.
Asked in Acids and Bases, Alkaline Earths
What alkaline earth metals are part of the reaction to photosymthesis?
magnesium (in chlorophyll)
Asked in Metal and Alloys
List of metals that react with magnesium nitrate?
Any metal that is higher than magnesium in the reactivity series
will react with magnesium nitrate, this is a displacement
reaction.
Asked in Metal and Alloys
Does ALuminium react with MgO?
Magnesium results in reaction with metals and oxygen. Therefore
it stands to reason it reacts with magnesium oxide
Asked in Science, Chemistry
What metals burns readily in air?
Check out Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus Magnesium too once you
get it started.
Asked in Chemistry, Periodic Table
What are 3 metals found on the periodic table?
sodium
potassium
calcium
zinc
iron
magnesium
manganese
Asked in Metal and Alloys
What is the reactivity of sodium?
Very high. It's an alkali metal, in the most reactive metal
family. Don't get me wrong, it's the weakest of the alkali metals,
but more reactive than any other metals. For a VERY violent
reaction, try potassium. For a VERY dangerous reaction, use pure
francium.
Asked in Elements and Compounds
Which two metals would react with aluminum nitrate in a displacement reaction?
There are several metals that react with Aluminum Nitrate in a
single displacement reaction. Aluminum is relatively reactive, but
the most reactive metals are Potassium (K), Sodium (Na), Lithium
(Li), Strontium (Sr), Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg). Those will
all displace Aluminum in Aluminum Nitrate.
Asked in Chemistry
What metals react with air?
Potassium, sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium and
iron all react with air. The reaction creates an oxide. Iron reacts
the slowest whereas aluminium reacts the fastest.
Asked in Elements and Compounds
Is Hydrogen produced when Magnesium reacts with copper sulfate solution?
The activity series of metals goes something like this:
Lithium
Potassium
Barium
Calcium
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminum
Zinc
Iron
Nickel
Tin
Lead
Hydrogen
Copper
Mercury
.............and so on..... ps, I might have left some elements
out....can't remember them all...
Since magnesium is higher in the reactivity series of metals, it
can replace copper in a reaction.
Copper is lower in the activity series of metals therefore can
not replace magnesium.
Asked in Chemistry, Earth Sciences
Which metals are abundant in the earth's crust?
The most abundant metals in the Earth crust are: aluminium,
iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, titanium, etc.
Asked in Elements and Compounds
What is the reaction of metal oxide and water?
Where the alkali metals (sodium, potassium, etc) or the alkaline
earths (magnesium, calcium, barium) are concerned the product is a
hydroxide and the reaction can be exothermic, even violent. The
oxides of the metals, metalloids and similar elements of the p- and
d-groups of the periodic table are usually insoluble or negligibly
soluble in water. Molydenum is unusual inasmuch as it forms H+ ions
in contact with water; vanadium is similar in that it dissolves to
form a mildly acidic solution.
Asked in Periodic Table
10 examples of metals?
Potassium, sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, aluminium, Zinc, Iron,
Tin, Lead and Copper.