Why is this a single replacement reaction

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The discussion centers on the single replacement reaction represented by the equation 2K + 2H2O → 2KOH + H2. Participants clarify that in this reaction, potassium (K) displaces hydrogen (H) from water (H2O), resulting in the formation of potassium hydroxide (KOH) and hydrogen gas (H2). The presence of an additional H2 molecule is explained as a product of the reaction rather than an indication of a double replacement process.

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the equation from my textbook: 2k+2H2O yields 2KOH+H2 why? I thought that such reactions are when one element swaps with another but in this case, there is an extra H2
 
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ilovephysics0 said:
such reactions are when one element or ion swaps with another

Fixed.
 
Look at water molecule - what is swapped with what?
 

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