WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST AND A BUNCH OF POINTS: When potassium metal is placed in water, a large amount of energy is released as potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas are produced in the reaction 2K(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2KOH(aq) + H2(g). Your lab partner says this is a redox reaction and a combustion reaction. Do you agree? Defend your answer by explaining whether or not it meets the requirements of each type of reaction.

The reaction type is redox reaction

Explanation:

Potassium reacts with water to form potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

This is a redox type of reaction;

Potassium loses electrons during the reaction and the electrons are gained by hydrogen in water.

Since potassium reacts by losing electrons,that is an oxidation reaction.The hydrogen gains the electrons and hence a reduction reaction.

All electrons lost by potassium must equal all the electrons gain by water.Therefore the reaction type is redox reaction.

The reaction cannot be combustion.Combustion reactions only occur in presence of oxygen gas.

you need to take a look at the periodic system in order to sort these elements into pairs that would most likely exhibit similar chemical properties. first, you need to find elements that are found in the same group (groups are vertical in the periodic system), and then to see whether they have the same valence number. if they meet these criteria, they will have similar properties.

the first pair: ne (neon) and kr (krypton), are noble gases found in group 8

the second pair: li (lithium) and k (potassium), found in group 1

the third pair: s (sulfur) and te (tellurium), found in group 6

the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.