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Potassium is kept in...

Potassium is kept in

A

Alcohol

B

Water

C

Kerosene

D

Liquid ammonia

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The correct Answer is:
C
Alkali metals are highly reactive metals. They react with
Alcohol - `2C_(2)H_(5)OH+2Kto2C_(2)H_(5)OK+H_(2)`
Water - `2K+2H_(2)Oto2KOH+H_(2)`
Ammonia - `K+(x+y)NH_(3)tounderset("Ammoniated cation")([K(NH_(3))_(x)]^(+))+underset("Ammoniated electron")([e(NH_(3))_(y)]^(-))`
But they do not react with kerosene.
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