why does potassium burns when it reacts with air????
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✨potassium is heated is starts reacting with oxygen. Since air is mostly oxygen, the reaction happens pretty quickly and it starts burning.
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✨potassium is heated is starts reacting with oxygen. Since air is mostly oxygen, the reaction happens pretty quickly and it starts burning.
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It burns vigorously. The shiny surface of very reactive metals (potassium, sodium) soon becomes dull when exposed to air. The metal reacts with the oxygen in air to give the metal oxide. Sodium and potassium are often protected from oxygen and moisture by storing under paraffin oil
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