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baherus [9]
3 years ago
10

Enter a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between potassium metal and liquid water.

Chemistry
1 answer:
Oksanka [162]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

  • 2K (s) + 2H₂O (l) → 2KOH (aq) + H₂(g)↑

Explanation:

<u>1) Word equation (given)</u>

  • Potassium + water → ?

<u>2) Kind of reaction</u>

  • <em>Potassium</em> is an alkali metal.

This is a single replacement reaction.

Alkali metals is the group of metals in the group 1 of the periodic table. These are the most active metals, meaning that they react violently with water releasing hydrogen gas.

  • Alkali metals can lose an electron to form compounds with oxidation number +1.

  • The general equation for the reaction of an alkali metal and water is:

         Metal + Water → hydroxide + gaseous hydrogen

            X + H₂O → XOH(aq) + H₂ (g) ↑

<u>3) Chemical equation</u>

  • K (s) + H₂O (l) → KOH(aq) + H₂(g)↑

<u>4) Balance</u>

  • 2K (s) + 2H₂O (l) → 2KOH(aq) + H₂(g)↑

There is the same number of each atom on both sides: 2 K in the left and in the right, 4 H in the left and in the right, and 2 oxygen in the left and in the right. So, the equation is balanced.

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