Potassium - The Active ALKALI METAL!

Please note that this video was made solely for demonstration purposes! Do not attempt to repeat the experiments shown in this video!
So today I will show you a few experiments with a very dangerous and expensive metal - potassium.
Potassium is an active alkali metal, which is in Group 1 table of chemical elements.
Compounds of potassium are essential micronutrients for many living organisms. Pure elemental potassium was obtained in the early 19th century by an English scientist.
On the appearance, potassium has a metallic luster, with a slightly bluish tint. It is a very soft metal, about as hard as the butter from a refrigerator.
In air, a fresh slice of potassium is being instantly oxidized and coated with a layer of peroxides and carbonates. Potassium is more active than sodium.
So if small pieces of sodium react with water more or less calmly, even small pieces of potassium immediately ignite and explode spontaneously.
The reaction of potassium and water produces alkali, and hydrogen is released which burns pink flames due to potassium ions.
In the slow motion shot you can see how hydrogen is ignited by potassium sparks. The behavior of potassium in the water is very unpredictable.
Even small pieces can explode in water powerfully, although on the contrary large ones do not want to blow up and instead they just burn. Do not attempt to play with potassium, it is very dangerous!
Because of its high activity potassium may spontaneously ignite in air. I took a small piece of potassium and began to spread it on a napkin.
Once the napkin is coated with a thin layer of potassium, the latter reacts with oxygen and ignites, thus potassium superoxide and potassium peroxide are formed.
Also, for this reaction a napkin is involved. Because of its high activity, the potassium can pull oxygen from the cellulose molecules that napkins are made of.
Potassium can be set on fire, it will burn and form potassium superoxide. If potassium superoxide is dipped in water, it will begin to decompose into oxygen and potassium hydroxide .
In the last experiment, I took a small piece of potassium and threw it into a cup with ethanol.
Potassium rapidly dissolved in ethanol to form ethanolate, potassium and hydrogen.
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[@Gabowsk]

"Kris Get The Banana" "Potassium"

[@myell5735]

I legit looked for this video after playing the game, got curious somehow

[@matthewcowell]

I wish you did more elemental properties videos like this. They are very engaging and informative.

[@Nathiusca01]

nice, it looks satisfying when you cut the metal, I want to do it :)

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yeah😂😂

[@aapeli4824]

you can even bite metal called indium, I recommend it because indium is a lot safer

[@agirlisnoone4852]

I searched "cutting alkali metals satisfying" and this popped up

[@uxleumas]

make sure to not cut old potassium. the superoxide is on the outside will get onto the inside and react. (basicly, u cut old potassium, stuff catches on fire. you could try lithium but still be careful) wait... why am i even replying to a 4 year old comment

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Great videos. Always interesting. Safety first!!!

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TheDrunkenDwarf pot-assium

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pot-aschium

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[@donnieadventures4109]

So potassium is more soft than sodium.

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Really good experiment thankful

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Very nice

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that experiment was like an ASMR 😁😁

[@guntertv304]

great video!! may i ask what your job is?

[@sarfuddintawa6081]

Wow what a reaction

[@zachell1991]

would it be more reactive in hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)? would be cool if you made a video showing the reaction.

[@hypnosstratagem1277]

XD Great reaction! Keep it up!

[@kerawaytours3449]

An interesting element

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Fascinating ❤️

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K

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[@ashwinsnair4635]

Na

[@siyuyangzhang6995]

I also try to do the reaction of potassium metal reacts with the 96% ethanol (contains 4% water?), the reaction is too violent that can easily ignite the ethanol; when I try to reacts potassium metal with the 99% isopropyl alcohol, which is less reactive than ethanol, the reaction is much milder, at moderate level similar to sodium reacts with ethanol, the isopropyl alcohol never ignited and the potassium metal even not melted, which is much safer. While sodium reacts with 99% isopropyl alcohol very slow, can takes up to several days for the reaction to be completed.

[@erickgrolanofernandes5717]

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[@unbrokenriven1455]

when the potassium went underwater it had no flames on it. so, what will happen if you perform the same reaction but keep the potassium underwater? and what will happen to potassium if you put a coffee filter before throwing it in? will it become transparent like sodium?

[@vishaljaiswal4777]

Amazing

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[@siyuyangzhang6995]

What is the purity of ethanol that you do for potassium metal reacting with it? Is it at risk that potassium metal may ignite the ethanol? What to do if the potassium metal ignite the ethanol? Thanks.

[@Felixjin]

Great video Thoisoi2! By the way, ethanolate is more commonly called ethoxide.

[@elephystry]

Felix Jin In English, yes.

[@basshart1440]

Is it safe to consume the active potassium and how the makers of potassium supplement do it

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[@jasonh1158]

the potassium drew a near perfect star of David, did anyone else see that? 0.55

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Urban or just a star but what ever

[@elephystry]

Weck Weck It was a hexagram tho

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I'm learning about this in my class

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We all searched for this as it’s so satisfying

[@karoljosifmorcillos8439]

how much the potassium metal cost?

[@jaymeselliot8181]

potassium 41 chloride? how do i make this? also where do i sell it after making it...? >>>asking for a friend's brother's research project.

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Keep working bro

[@thuyoan8762]

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[@Russianbro777]

My potassium metal set off like a fire work than kept going, it stuck to the beaker and gave me another surprise.

[@pragatisolanki5462]

In the end in what u put the potassium

[@itzzsneha4509]

When sodium comes in contact with air it catches fire??????

[@mihalich662]

Depends from humidity.

[@erickkang6385]

How can I detect potassium nitrate without using the flame test

[@NathamelCamel]

Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium

[@icarus313]

Thoisoi is not from Kazakhstan, which makes me suspect that he is using Inferior Potaeysium.

[@zenobiazorachacko1705]

😂Shows how fun it is to play with potassium, then says do not play with potassium 🙏

[@prakashgandhal498]

Sir how can make mixactive metal plz anyone guide me

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rally Nicea video

[@haiya123456789]

we call potasium kalium

[@cyntical410]

Suomi?

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where you came from ?

[@TheHakmurro]

The Legend 27 netherlands problably, because we call potassium kalium as well

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or germany

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or korean

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[@ibrahimbakrc5903]

I don’t understand that why potasium oxidization create KO2 Because potassium has a 2)8)8)1 electron sequence and the chemical reaction must be occure that “2K+1/2O2>>K2O” isn’t it?

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please make a video on FRANCIUM.

[@funwithmann8366]

How to convert Potassium stone in liquid

[@enderasu]

To most of us who flank chemistry this is magic. Enjoy!

[@marcosvieira2615]

Doubt: In you transcription you said: "Potassium rapidly dissolved in ethanol to form ethanolate, potassium and hydrogen" but in your speech you said: "...dissolved in Potassium ethanolate and Hydrogen".. Which one is correct? :P

[@allamreddy4744]

Potassium cannot be kept under?

[@hunterboyvids]

Will potassium go transparent like the sodium did?

[@Thoisoi2]

+hunterboyvids Yes, howewer, the transperent droplet is a hot potassium hydrodixe, not transparent potassium.

[@origamigek]

How do you know?

[@JerryGiesler09]

+origamigek I suspect that the potassium was liberating yet potassium ions into the air. The hot droplet leftover from the reaction is potassium hydroxide. How it float is from the Leidenfrost Effect. Same thing for "Transparent Sodium", but with potassium the duration is shorter.

[@MrPyroguy1]

+origamigek He doesn't know.

[@bobbelzonnebril8872]

What if you light up potassium

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Thats`s a hell of Special K!

[@carsonmclean9810]

Question was that equation equal on both sides

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Carson Mclean yes because potassium "wants" to stabilize itself

[@oxm18]

So you could make bullets with potassium. Doey it explode on impact?

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Mario Mirdita Watch TheBackyardScientist's video on "exploding metal bullets"

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Could Potassium be used in a reactor like Thorium ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWeliamta9Krqtk

[@SevenDeMagnus]

So cool. Would you know how to prepregnate pottasium bromate with paraffin or rubber? Is that a good explosive mix? Thank you. God bless, Revelation 21:4

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Sir please make a video on sodium plzzz

[@HiOwl]

Potassium react with oxygen gas isn't that 4K+O² ->2K²O?

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wow!

[@nomdeplume1358]

Take like, a huge chunk of it and drop it in the water

[@Elsutochanh]

2:59 Wait, K + O2 = KO2?! (thought it was K2O)

[@notanuragg]

Late reply but, K forms a Superoxide when reacted with oxygen (a single negative charge on an oxygen molecule) hence forming KO2 as opposed to K2O

[@nimnimlight]

in liquid oxygen ?

[@Univ0ider]

This shit is bananas.

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It made a star at 58sec

[@oxm18]

Can you tell me the name of the element that contracts on heat and distracts on cold !!!

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Mario Mirdita Bismuth, I think. *shrugs*

[@elephystry]

Gallium?

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[@larrytischler8769]

Should have mentioned potassium's importance as a a plant food.

[@chow4444]

Kris get the banana

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The Combine are coming!

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ingredient for Greek fire?

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Say It Loud - Give Me Some Space

[@pabloperez2628]

What about Caesium?

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That’s what I put on my glass of water

[@GBTSH]

Why my mouth watering when he cut it

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[@Taki7o7]

00:57 I'd call it Satans Metal, look what it draws ^^

[@askingyou4life]

3:24 so this is used for biogas ? i mean i saw Indian people using food for create biogas in villages. , So in real the biogas is Ethanos ?

[@whatelseison8970]

I want so see someone burn potassium in ozone and then characterize the potassium ozonide. You up for that? BTW, C2H5OK is potassium ethoxide, not potassium ethanoate.

[@cysteine251]

At 0:03 why do you use half life 2 sound effects

[@Barefoot0Walker]

all of the group 1 metals react with water and ignite. the farther down the group you go, the more powerful the reaction. cesium will explode on contact with the water vapor in the air! in a normal reaction, four k plus one oxygen molecule make two k[sub2]o molecules. but the reaction documented here is one k to one oxygen molecule and you get ko[sub2]! that much extra oxygen would have to be a super-combustant!

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[@thixuanbui3100]

Can you melt potassium

[@mylerwilson4879]

Melting point on 64 degrees celcius

[@m.s.9158]

KO2??? It is not right equilibrated. Maybe K2O or K2O2

[@undeclaredvariable4057]

KO2 is potassium superoxide: K+ and the (O2)- anion

[@joel.759]

Potæsium

[@antetal9348]

If sodium reacts with water calmly? Larger pieces of sodium react with water more spectacularly than larger piece of potassium do with water.

[@caanandprakashrai8142]

I tried putting avocado in water Not satisfied 😑

[@szymonsiudak916]

3.00 Small mistake it should K + O2 ---->K2O

[@larrytischler8769]

He said heating the potassium metal in air made the peroxide. Several references say K2O, K2O2 and KO2 are formed.

[@wellhelltherefellwhuman4637]

Pottaeseum

[@nguyenkhoa137]

wait ! is KO2 right? I thought it was K2O

[@elephystry]

Khoa Nguyên I think ko2 is superoxide, and k2o is oxide.

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OH OH KRIS! Grab The Potassium! *You grabbed Potassium OOOOH BANAN-

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[@sircakington8409]

isnt that stuff radioactive ?

[@elephystry]

Sir Cakington Francium is. I'm sure there are radioactive isotopes of potassium, but not all isotopes are, if so.

[@markingpliers1959]

I want to eat it

[@tyrellfraser6859]

why should i not repeat i'm a explosives guy

[@elephystry]

Thoisoi said that because he cares about you and/or to cover his ass so you can't sue him

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Haha I want to eat pure potassium

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Do the elements

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POTASSIUM

[@zainnguyen2137]

3:01 You mean K2O right ?

[@OnamKingtheKing]

he said superoxide, so KO2

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Привет!

[@thatonetaafeef8192]

that means if i drop a banana in water, it will burn?????

[@mylerwilson4879]

No, because banana’s are a fruit, not a metal

[@ohnome3154]

@@mylerwilson4879 banana has potassium thats what he meant