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Question
Write a chemical equation showing the ionic products formed on dissolving potassium hydroxide in water.
Solution
The following equation describes how potassium hydroxide reacts with water when it dissolves in it.
\[\ce{KOH(s) + H2O ->K+(aq) + OH-(aq)}\]
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