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slega [8]
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7

Why does potassium explode when exposed to water?

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1 answer:
soldi70 [24.7K]3 years ago
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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.

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