Give the name of the metal which burns with a lilac flame.

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Solution

Potassium burns with a lilac flame.
It is a soft alkali metal that oxidizes rapidly in air and is very reactive with water generating sufficient heat to ignite the hydrogen emitted in the reaction.

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