HBr + KOH=KBr + H2O describe reactions represented
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We know that a neutralization reaction is as follows:
acid + base → salt + water
Here, we got:
HBr+KOH→KBr+H2O
Usually, we use the Bronsted-Lowry acid-base theory, but here, we cannot use it, as we do not know which substance donated the hydrogen ion or which substance received it.
And so, we can use the simplified version of the Bronsted-Lowry theory, the Arrhenius theory.
It states that acids dissociate into H+ ions in aqueous solutions, while bases dissociates into OH− ions in aqueous solutions.
From here, we see that potassium hydroxide (KOH) has a K+ cation and a OH− anion, and will so dissociate into those two ions in an aqueous solution.
Thus, KOH is the base.
acid + base → salt + water
Here, we got:
HBr+KOH→KBr+H2O
Usually, we use the Bronsted-Lowry acid-base theory, but here, we cannot use it, as we do not know which substance donated the hydrogen ion or which substance received it.
And so, we can use the simplified version of the Bronsted-Lowry theory, the Arrhenius theory.
It states that acids dissociate into H+ ions in aqueous solutions, while bases dissociates into OH− ions in aqueous solutions.
From here, we see that potassium hydroxide (KOH) has a K+ cation and a OH− anion, and will so dissociate into those two ions in an aqueous solution.
Thus, KOH is the base.
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