To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

An easier, albeit vastly more expensive and dangerous alternative came in the 19th century when chemists discovered auto-ignition using a potassium chlorate mixture and sulfuric acid. This method ...

Alternatively, cool in ice water bath. To Conduct Demonstration Stir the sulfuric acid solution and add 9 g. malonic acid. Once this has dissolved add 8 g. potassium bromate. Finally add 1.8 g ...

4th Period: Potassium and Calcium—Electrons go into the fourth energy level. A small piece of sodium metal is placed in water. The sodium reacts with the water and gets very hot, producing sodium ...