Question

Write balanced net ionic equation for the reaction between hydrobromic acid and potassium hydroxide.

Answer 1

Hydrochloric acid is HCl. This is an ionic substance so in water it breaks apart into ions H++Cl−

Potassium Hydroxide is also an ionic substance it also breaks apart in water into ions K++OH−

So the complete ionic equation for the reaction is

H++Cl−+K++OH−=K++Cl−+H2O

The Hydrogen ion and the Hydroxide ions combine to form water.

The net ionic equation is

H++OH−=H2O

This is because the Cl−+K+ ions do not undergo any changes therefore are not part of the net ionic equation.