Question

2. Write the balanced chemical equation of the reaction of potassium with water.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

$\blacksquare$ Potassium is an alkali metal which is a strongly electropositive and is attracted to the lone pairs of oxygen present in water

$\blacksquare$ Potassium on reacting with water produces potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas

$\blacksquare$ It is an exothermic reaction due to the production of hydrogen gas

$\blacksquare$  The reaction is given by :

$\boxed{K(s) + H_2O(l) \rightarrow KOH(aq) + H_2(g)}$