Describe what happens when sodium and potassium react with water. write the equation to support your answer
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In this dramatic demonstration, lithium, sodium, and potassium react with water to produce hydrogen gas and the hydroxides of the metals. ... Sodium reacts more quickly, generating enough heat to melt itself and to occasionally ignite the hydrogen gas, producing a yellow-orange flame characteristic of sodium.
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Reaction of sodium with water
Sodium metal reacts rapidly with water to form a colourless solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and hydrogen gas (H2). The resulting solution is basic because of the dissolved hydroxide. The reaction is exothermic.
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