Exploding Sodium And Potassium In Water, Chemical Demonstration

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All the alkali metals react with water to produce elementary hydrogen and the corresponding alkali hydroxides. The reactivity increases with increasing periodic number. The reactions2 Na + 2 H2O ----> 2 NaOH + H22 K + 2 H2O ----> 2 KOH + H2I got lucky with this sodium reaction, I have never had such a perfect explosion.

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Some of the higher alkali metals, like cesium or francium =) You will need to go outside for those, though...
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  those are so reactive that they go off before much hydrogen has built up, resulting in more of a fizzle than a boom.
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  the only problem is that those are extremely hard to come by. people know EXACTLY what your going to try to do with it too.
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Man I Really Need Some Of That Shiznit
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Lol
We did that in 9th grade at school, we decided to put a huge dose of the sodium in a pond outside school to freak people out;P
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Take me back
Reminds me of Chemistry class with Mr. Boomer 40 years ago.
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Better
This one is better than 'test in fire'. It is showing th most interesting characteristic of s1 and s2 elements... Replace water with H2SO4 is much more fun, though:-)
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- Chemistry class limerick
  Johnny was a little snot
  but Johnny ain't no more;
  For what he thought was H2O
  was H2SO4.
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IF ONLY YOU WHERE MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER
I WISH YOU WHERE MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER I WOULD NEVER LEAVE SCHOOL
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