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How to Balance Hydrobromic acid + potassium hydroxide → Potassium bromide plus Water

How to Balance: HBr + KOH → KBr + H2O

Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a neutralization reaction.

Word Equation: Hydrobromic acid + potassium hydroxide → Potassium bromide plus Water

Balancing Strategies: We have a classic neutralization reactions here. The HBr and KOH up will combine to form a salt (the KBr) and water. Be sure to count both hydrogen atoms on the reactants side would you balance this equation.
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About Balancing Chemical Equations

When 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).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.

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