He Throws One Pound Of Pure Sodium In The River To See What Will Happen.

Those of you who are acquainted with the left half of the occasional table can likely foresee how this investigation will end. For those of you new to Alkali metals like sodium, lithium, and potassium, simply realize that they have a tendency to respond viciously with water. The more remote down the section you go, the greater the blast. Watch this video and recall that sodium is just the second metal in the Alkali family.