Does pottasium reacts vigorously with air or water?
Does sodium reacts with vigorously with air or water ?

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Dear student,

Both Sodium and potassium react vigorously with water. But the reaction of potassium with cold water is faster than the reaction of sodium with cold water. Caesium is even faster than potassium also, it gets exploded in cold water.

As we move down in the group 1 metals the reactivity towards water increases.

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Does pottasium reacts vigorously with air or water? Does sodium reacts with vigorously with air or water ?

Does pottasium reacts vigorously with air or water?
Does sodium reacts with vigorously with air or water ?