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Potassium is one of the most reactive metals there is. If it touches water it immediately starts to react producing hydrogen and getting very hot. Within seconds it gets hot enough to burn. This ignites the hydrogen and causes an explosion which sprays molten potassium around which continues to burn. When potassium burns it makes potassium oxide. This dissolves in water to make potassium hydroxide which is a highly corrosive alkali. If you breath in the fumes of burning potasium then it makes potassium hydroxide inside your throat and lungs. This would burn them and make them swell up so you couldn't breath.
Potassium is very dangerous stuff. Imagine what would happen if it rained on a potassium building!
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What type of bond does potassium and sulfur form?
Potassium and sulfur would form an ionic bond, where potassium would donate an electron to sulfur, resulting in the formation of potassium sulfide.
If you use potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide what salt would you make?
If you use potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide, you would make potassium salts instead of sodium salts. For example, if you reacted potassium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid, you would produce potassium chloride.
What type of salt would be made if nitric acid was reacted with potassium hydroxie?
Potassium nitrate salt would be formed when nitric acid and potassium hydroxide are reacted together.
What acid would you add to potassium hydroxide to make potassium chloride and water?
To make potassium chloride and water from potassium hydroxide, you would add hydrochloric acid (HCl). The reaction would be: KOH + HCl → KCl + H2O
What would happen if a fluorine atom and a potassium atom came into contact?
When a fluorine atom and a potassium atom come into contact, a reaction would likely occur where the fluorine atom will try to gain an electron from the potassium atom to achieve stability. This reaction would result in the formation of potassium fluoride, a compound consisting of one potassium ion and one fluorine ion.
How does industry use electricity?
If I had to say, it would probably be the pumping of water into the building.
How are linear measurements usually expressed in the building industry?
In the United States, building plans are specified in feet, or feet and inches. Elsewhere it would be meters.
What type of bond does potassium and sulfur form?
Potassium and sulfur would form an ionic bond, where potassium would donate an electron to sulfur, resulting in the formation of potassium sulfide.
If you use potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide what salt would you make?
If you use potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide, you would make potassium salts instead of sodium salts. For example, if you reacted potassium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid, you would produce potassium chloride.
What type of salt would be made if nitric acid was reacted with potassium hydroxie?
Potassium nitrate salt would be formed when nitric acid and potassium hydroxide are reacted together.
Would potassium bond with oxygen?
Yes. Potassium will react readily with oxygen to form potassium peroxide.
What acid would you add to potassium hydroxide to make potassium chloride and water?
To make potassium chloride and water from potassium hydroxide, you would add hydrochloric acid (HCl). The reaction would be: KOH + HCl → KCl + H2O
Name of K2Cr2O7?
The name for K2Cr2O7 is potassium dichromate.
How old is potassium?
Potassium is a mineral element that exists in nature. I guess potassium would be the same age as the earth.
Why would you not make a potassium compound by reacting potassium metal with an acid?
Potassium is too reactive to mix with acid
What does ill-suitable mean?
That is not a word. The actual word would be unsuitable. It means inappropriate.
What are overhead cranes used for in industry?
Overhead cranes are known to serve a variety of purposes in industry. Generally, they are used to access and transport materials to places that are elevated.
