Question

When sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide neutralize each other to make water and potassium sulfate, how is water formed?

Answer 1

Sulfuric Acid and Potassium Hydroxide neutralize each other in the following reaction:

`H_2SO_4 + 2KOH -> K_2SO_4 + 2H_2O`

In a neutralization reaction between an acid and a base the typical outcome is a salt formed by the positive ion from the base and the negative ion from the acid. In this case the positive potassium ion (`K^+`) and the polyatomic sulfate (`SO_4^-2`) bond to form the salt `K_2SO_4`.

The positive hydrogen (`H^+`) from the acid and the negative hydroxide ion (`OH^-`) from the base form the water `HOH` or `H_2O`.

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