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Reactions of sodium and Potassium with Water

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Uploaded by on May 20, 2007

A chemical demonstration of the reaction between sodium and water and between potassium and water

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  • @theultimatekoopa2 ..i have seen it on u tube...it was awesome...just lyk small home made bomb!!..

  • @dhwani7294 You do realise that replying to a comment that someone made in 2007 is not a good idea, for all you know, they could have left YouTube ages ago. Luckily for you, I'm still here. And are you asking what Francium with water is like? Well that's exactly why I asked if anyone witnessed it, because I also wanted to know.

  • @theultimatekoopa2 nope....hows dat???

  • Nerd Porn ;D

  • This is like porn for nerds.

  • Blahblahblah :D

  • hey, the sodium doesnt catch fire nor the potassium does, its the hydrogen from the reaction: Na(or K) + H2O ==> NaOH(or KOH) + H2 + heat, the heat liberated from this exothermic reaction ignites the hydrogen to form H2O in the reaction: 2H2 + O2 ==> 2H2O

  • thank you 5/5

  • lol... awesome lesson!

  • Not once does the lecture say the flames come from the liberated hydrogen combines with the room oxygen to form water, H2O. The potassium reacts at a higher temperature assuring the burning of liberated hydrogen.

    2Na + 2H20-->2 NaOH + H2. That's reaction he failed to write, The alkaline solution comes the sodium hydroxide, lye that is good for making soap from fat of animals or plants. Many more uses than that.

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