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A metal crucible is filled with iron-oxide and aluminum. A small amount of potassium, sugar and chloride is placed on top of iron-oxide aluminum mixture. A few drops of concentrated sulphuric acide...

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A piece of heated potassium is placed in chlorine. The reaction is violent and instantaneous which causes it to burn.

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Potassium is a chemical element. It has the symbol K (Latin: kalium) and atomic number 19.
The name "potassium" comes from the word "potash", as potassium was first isolated from potash.
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When potassium is heated is starts reacting with oxygen. Since air is mostly oxygen, the reaction happens pretty quickly and it starts burning.

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