What is produced when potassium reacts with water? $2K(s) + 2H_2O (l) ->$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-01T18:49:24

$"Potassium hydroxide and dihydrogen gas."$

Potassium is an alkali metal. It is much more reactive than sodium, whose reactions yu may have seen.

We can represent its reaction with water by the following equation:

$K(s) + H_2O(l) rarr KOH(aq) + 1/2H_2(g)$

This reaction proceeds with a lot of spits and sparks.

What is produced when potassium reacts with water? 2K(s) + 2H_2O (l) ->2K(s) + 2H_2O (l) ->?