What happens if you add water to alkali metals?!

in #science8 years ago (edited)

Alkali metals includes:

lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and lastly francium.

This metals react vigorously when added to water.

Starting from lithium down to francium the reaction becomes more intense and even scaring, so francium is not even tested with water in this case as the reaction will be resemble of a big powerful bomb.

A chemical reaction:

Metal + water → metal hydroxide + hydrogen


1. Litheum

Atomic number: 3
Melting point : 180.54 (°C)
Boiling point: 1342 (°C)

Daily usage: Batteries


2. Sodium

Atomic number: 11
Melting point : 97.72 (°C)
Boiling point: 883 (°C)

Daily usage: Salt


3. Potassium

Atomic number: 19
Melting point: 63.38 (°C)
Boiling point: 759 (°C)

Daily usage: Fertilizer


4. Rubidium

Atomic number: 37
Melting point: 39.31 (°C)
Boiling point: 688 (°C)

Daily usage: Vacuum tubes


5. Cesium

Atomic number: 55
Melting point: 28.44 (°C)
Boiling point: 671 (°C)

Daily usage: Cancer treatment


6. Francium (Its obvious not to discuss this metal -just watch the video)

Atomic number: 87


Here is a video of akali metals reacting with water...it starts from the top with Litheum down to Cesium


Image credit/Sources:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Sources:1, 2


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This guy has some Caesium to spare.

hahaha...very dangerous and expensive

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I love the video, great post

Thanks @rynow always a pleasure

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