How would you complete and balance the acid base neutralizations reaction: HI + KOH ->HI+KOH→?

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anor277
Mar 27, 2017

"Acid + base "rarr" salt and water"Acid + base → salt and water

Explanation:

And thus:

HI(aq) + KOH(aq) rarr KI(aq) + H_2O(l)HI(aq)+KOH(aq)→KI(aq)+H2O(l)

Because the potassium and iodide salts are along for the ride, we could write the net ionic equation as:

H^+ + HO^(-) rarr H_2O(l)H++HO−→H2O(l)

OR

H_3O^+ + HO^(-) rarr 2H_2O(l)H3O++HO−→2H2O(l)

Are "mass"mass and "charge"charge balanced in each instance? If they are not, you know that it cannot be accepted as a representation of chemical (i.e. physical) reality.

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