What is the chemical equation for potassium oxide + water ---> potassium hydroxide?

Answer 1

#"K"_2"O" + "H"_2"O" -> 2"KOH"#

Potassium oxide + water produces potassium hydroxide.

Potassium oxide is an ionic compound. The potassium has a charge of #"K"^+# and oxygen has a charge of #"O"^(2-)#. We need 2 potassium ions to balance one oxide ion making the formula #"K"_2"O"#.

Potassium hydroxide is an ionic compound. The potassium has a charge of #"K"^+# and hydroxide has a charge of #"OH"^-#. We need 1 potassium ion to balance one hydroxide ion making the formula #"KOH"#.

#"K"_2"O" +" H"_2"O" -> "KOH"#

To balance the equation we place a coefficient of 2 in front of the potassium hydroxide.

#"K"_2"O" + "H"_2"O" -> 2"KOH"#

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Answer 2

Henry Antrim

Potassium hydroxide is created when potassium oxide and water react chemically, as follows: K2O + H2O → 2 KOH

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

What is the chemical equation for potassium oxide + water ---&gt; potassium hydroxide?

What is the chemical equation for potassium oxide + water ---> potassium hydroxide?