When a small piece of sodium is placed in a petri dish with water and phenolphthalein, the sodium becomes a molten ball and darts around the dish, leaving a pink trail. The reactions of potassium, ...

Zinc oxide is insoluble in water. State and explain whether zinc oxide is a base, an alkali, or both. Zinc oxide is a base, because it reacts with an acid to form a salt and water. It is not an ...

The skipper lives in three alkali wetlands within a dozen miles of each other in Humboldt County, Nevada. The wetlands are created by highly mineralized thermal springs, which discharge warm water ...