When potassium is added to water the metal melts and floats. It moves around very quickly in the surface of the water.
The salt in the reaction is potassium sulfate compound. A salt is an ionic compound wherein it is one of the products of an neutralization reaction, together with water, where the reactants are a base and an acid. The salt has generally a neutral charge.
Answer is #4 (neutrons)
Explanation:
Total mass before the reaction is 236 amu. The total mass of the two elements is 233 amu. This means that there are 3 amus carried by element X. Looking at the total atomic number of the two elements after reaction, it's 92, the same as the one at the beginning. This means that element X has zero atomic number, which could only be a neutron.
A calorimeter experiment is a set-up that provides insulation so that no heat escapes to the surroundings and all energy can be accounted for. It can be done at either constant volume or constant pressure. So, the answer to this is knowing the mass of water, the specific heat which is an empirical data, and the change in temperature which can be measured using a thermometer. This experiment could measure the mass of an unknown substance added or the specific heat of the substance or the calorimeter. <em>The answer is D.</em>
