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In chemistry, an element is a pure substance which cannot be broken down by chemical means, consisting of atoms which have identical numbers of protons in their atomic nuclei. The number of protons in the nucleus is the defining property of an element,
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Explanation:
The potassium is an alkali metal which explode in water to produce base and hydrogen gas. The balancing came from the fact that each side needed the same number of hydrogens so I made the products have 4 (the lowest even number) then put the appropriate coefficients in the reactants to make that work. Since there are two molecules of potassium hydroxide there also needed to be 2 atoms of potassium in the reactants.
The list of 4 things can increase the rate of a reaction is:
surface area of a solid reactant.
concentration or pressure of a reactant.
temperature.
nature of the reactants.
presence/absence of a catalyst.
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Energy is released as a bond is formed