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Potassium reaction

Blopa
in Applied Chemistry

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Hey there forum, the other day I was "exploding" some potassium with water, I know becase of what I saw that the reaction is:

 

2 K + 2 H2O ---> 2 KOH + H2

 

My question is, considering there's extra water, the reaction would continue as following?

 

KOH + H2O ---> KOOH + H2

 

Does that happens? And the water is still caustic? Does another reaction take place after that one?

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My question is, if I have the KOH in water, will the second reaction take place? or is the KOH to stable to get into another reaction?

  • 2 weeks later...

Hey there forum, the other day I was "exploding" some potassium with water, I know becase of what I saw that the reaction is:

 

2 K + 2 H2O ---> 2 KOH + H2

 

My question is, considering there's extra water, the reaction would continue as following?

 

KOH + H2O ---> KOOH + H2

 

Does that happens? And the water is still caustic? Does another reaction take place after that one?

 

I think this will be appear only temperature has been changed.

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