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Ksenya-84 [330]
3 years ago
8

When potassium is added to water, what causes the explosion?

Chemistry
1 answer:
malfutka [58]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The highly unstable pure sodium or potassium wants to lose an electron, and this splits the water atom, producing a negatively charged hydroxide ion and hydrogen and forming an explosive gas that ignites.

Explanation:

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