Equipment you’ll need:

• Lithium
• Magnesium
• Potassium
• Container of water
• Bunsen burner
• Forceps/tweezers

Method:

• Place the lithium in the water and observe how it reacts:

• Observe how magnesium reacts with to the flame of the Bunsen burner:

• Place the potassium in the water and observe how it reacts: