Why is Potassium called an alkali metal?

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Umberto asked Nov 7, 2022

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Why is Potassium called an alkali metal?

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Potassium is called Alkali metal because Potassium forms oxides which dissolve in water to form Alkali

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Explanation: potassium (Na) has one electron in outer shell

And it donates it easily and can even reduce

Hydrogen gas from water. An alkaline solution containing

Hydroxide ions (OH-) is then formed

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