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    May 11, 2009, 04:02 PM
    reaction of potassium hydroxide with nitric acid
    The reaction of potassium hydroxide with nitric acid in
    water is given by the following equation:

    a. KOH (aq) + HNO3 (aq) > H2O + NO (g) + KO2 (aq)

    b. KOH (aq) + HNO3 (aq) > KNO3 (aq) + H2 (g)

    c. KOH (aq) + HNO3 (aq) > H2O + KNO3 (aq)

    d. KOH (aq) + HNO3 (aq) > no reaction
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    May 11, 2009, 08:08 PM



    Basically, the starting materials ionize. If you trade cations (K+ and H+) and anions (OH- and NO3-), you'll get the products. The question boils down to, what do H+ and OH- combine to form and what do K+ and NO3- combine to form and, do the products decompose?
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