Potassium, K. Reaction with water. When a small piece of potassium is added to water, it produces a hissing sound as it burns with a lilac flame. It also moves about quickly on the water surface. [ image ]. Hydrogen gas is given out in the reaction. The resulting alkaline solution will turn red litmus blue because of the potassium hydroxide formed.
However, a greater alcohol intake depletes the body of certain nutrients, especially amino acids, chromium, vitamin C and the B-complex vitamins like thiamin, folic acid and vitamin B6 - taking supplements of these is recommended for heavy drinkers and those in recovery.
All 20 vitamin D supplements tested in this batch passed heavy metal screens for arsenic, lead, cadmium, bismuth, antimony, and silver (below 1 PPM). All products in this report were screened by Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)-based techniques for the presence of heavy metals.