Miss Fong: Yes. Let's imagine we are mixing a common acid like nitric acid and a common alkali - sodium hydroxide. When they react water and a salt called sodium nitrate is produced. Katie ...

producing potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas which ignites. The reaction of the potassium with water is similar to the reaction of sodium in water but hotter. The demonstration shown in this video ...

Miss Fong: Yes. Let's imagine we are mixing a common acid like nitric acid and a common alkali - sodium hydroxide. When they react water and a salt called sodium nitrate is produced. Katie ...