Coulomb explosion during the early stages of the reaction of alkali metals with water
2015
The explosion of alkali metals in water is a typical high-school chemistry experiment, but its mechanism is not fully understood. Using high-speed cameras and molecular simulations it is now shown that a key early step in this reaction is the migration of electrons from the alkali metal into water, leading to a charging of the metal's surface and subsequent Coulomb explosion.
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