Potassium reacts quickly with water producing a lilac-coloured flame For example, when potassium is added to water, the metal melts and floats. It moves around very quickly on the surface of the ...

Potassium reacts quickly with water producing a lilac-coloured flame For example, when potassium is added to water, the metal melts and floats. It moves around very quickly on the surface of the ...

A small piece of potassium metal is placed in water. The potassium reacts with the water and gets very hot, producing potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas which ignites. The reaction of the potassium ...