Malavika had it all set for a chemical change to take place. She took Potassium Chlorate on a petri dish and kept it outside exposed to the air on the table for two hours. She knew that potassium placed highest on the reactivity chart will breakdown into its constituent elements when exposed to the atmosphere. However, that did not happen. Can you explain the reason why? [3 MARKS]

Malavika had it all set for a chemical change to take place. She took

1.	Malavika had it all set for a chemical change to take place. She took Potassium Chlorate on a petri dish and kept it outside exposed to the air on the table for two hours. She knew that potassium placed highest on the reactivity chart will breakdown into its constituent elements when exposed to the atmosphere. However, that did not happen. Can you explain the reason why? [3 MARKS]
Answer» Malavika had it all set for a chemical change to take place. She took Potassium Chlorate on a petri dish and kept it outside exposed to the air on the table for two hours. She knew that potassium placed highest on the reactivity chart will breakdown into its constituent elements when exposed to the atmosphere. However, that did not happen. Can you explain the reason why? [3 MARKS]