Chemistry
Grade-9
Easy
Question
Alkali metals react with water to form:
- Hydrogen and metal hydroxide
- Hydrogen and metal oxide
- Metal hydroxide and oxygen
- Metal oxide
Hint:
Metal hydroxide and hydrogen.
The correct answer is: Hydrogen and metal hydroxide
Alkali metal attain +1 charge in the reactions. When alkali metals react with water they form metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
Alkali metal + water 
metal hydroxide + hydrogen
M + H2OMOH + H2
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