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Chemistry
Reactions of Metals (Section 4)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is unique about potassium's reaction with water? | Hydrogen ignites and burns with lilac flame |
| What is unique about sodium's reaction with water? | It melts into a ball |
| When group 1 metals react with water, what 5 observations can be made? | 1. Effervescence 2. Float 3. Move on surface 4. Get smaller 5. Leave white trail that dissolves to make alkaline solution in water |
| Less reactive metals that don't react in water will react with what? | Steam |
| (Less reactive) metal + steam ---> _________ + _________ | metal oxide + hydrogen |
| What metal reacts with neither steam nor water? | Copper |