Why do alkali metals actually explode in water?
It is one of the most common educational experiments in school and straight from the books: The reaction of an alkali metal with water. During this reaction significant amounts of hydrogen gas are produced, which can ignite and thus explode due to the strongly exothermic reaction – at least that is the explanation one finds … Continue reading Why do alkali metals actually explode in water?
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