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Yogita Ingle 7 years, 11 months ago
The Group I elements in the periodic table (lithium, sodium, potassium, etc.) are highly reactive because of their single valence electron. When potassium reacts with water, the electrons will be attracted to the highly positive hydrogen ion.
2 K(s) + 2 H2O(l) → KOH(aq) + H2 (g) + Heat
This is a much lower energy state for the potassium as it requires a lot of energy for the potassium to hold onto the extra electron. This energy is released as heat in an explosion.
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