How to Balance Hydrochloric acid + Potassium hydroxide → Potassium chloride + Water |
How to Balance: HCl + KOH → KCl + H2O
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a neutralization reaction.
Word Equation: Hydrochloric acid + Potassium hydroxide → Potassium chloride + Water
Balancing Strategies: This is a classic neutralization reaction where HCl and KOH combine to form KCl (a salt) and water. To balance the equation be sure to count all of the Hydrogen atoms on the reactants side of the equation.
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About Balancing Chemical EquationsWhen balancing chemical equations our goal is to have the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.Only change the coefficients (these are the numbers in front substances).
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
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