The balanced net ionic equation for the neutralization reaction involving equal molar amounts of HNO3 and KOH is ________.
Express your answer as a chemical equation. Identify all of the phases in your answer.
I thought it was this:
HNO3(aq)+KOH(aq)-> H2O(l)+ KNO3(aq)
Am I missing something, because the program I use to submit my answers to is not accepting this as correct.
Yes, you are missing something. What you have written is the balanced molecular equation. This must be converted into the total ionic equation, then by canceling ions that appear on both sides you obtain the net ionic equation.
You add the phases.
H^+ + NO3^- + K^+ + OH^- ==>H2O + K^+ + NO3^-
Add the phases and cancel anything that appears on both sides.
Ohhhh! I see that now, i don't know why I didn't notice that before! Thanks so much! :)
Your answer for the balanced net ionic equation is correct. The neutralization reaction between equal molar amounts of HNO3 (nitric acid) and KOH (potassium hydroxide) produces water (H2O) and potassium nitrate (KNO3). The balanced net ionic equation is:
H+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(l)
This equation represents the neutralization of the acid and base, where the H+ ion from the acid combines with the OH- ion from the base to form water. The potassium ion (K+) and nitrate ion (NO3-) are spectator ions and do not participate in the reaction.
To determine the balanced net ionic equation for the neutralization reaction between HNO3 and KOH, we need to follow a few steps:
Step 1: Write the balanced molecular equation.
HNO3(aq) + KOH(aq) → H2O(l) + KNO3(aq)
Step 2: Separate the soluble compounds into their ions (where they dissociate) in the aqueous phase.
H+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + K+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(l) + K+(aq) + NO3-(aq)
Step 3: Cancel out the spectator ions that appear on both sides of the equation. Spectator ions remain unchanged and do not participate in the overall reaction.
In this case, K+ and NO3- are spectator ions because they appear on both sides of the equation. Thus, we can cancel them out.
H+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(l)
Step 4: Write the balanced net ionic equation, considering only the species involved in the reaction.
The balanced net ionic equation for the neutralization reaction between HNO3 and KOH is:
H+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(l)
This equation represents the essential species and their involvement in the neutralization reaction, excluding the spectator ions.