Relative Reactivity of Alkali Metals

The reactivities of lithium, sodium, and potassium with water are compared.

The three alkali metals, lithium, sodium, and potassium, reacting with water are shown together in order to readily compare their relative reativity.

Credits: 
  • Design and Demonstration
    • George Gilbert Denison University, Granville, OH 43023
  • Video
    • Jerrold J. Jacobsen University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
  • Text
    • George Gilbert Denison University, Granville, OH 43023
    • Kelly Houston Jetzer University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
    • David Phillips Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
    • Nancy S. Gettys University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706