When a hydrochloric acid solution is combined with a potassium hydroxide solution, an acid-base reaction occurs Write a balanced molecular equation for this reaction. Express your answer as a chemical equation. Identify all of the phases in your answer..

HCl(aq) + KOH(aq) ⇒ KCl(aq) + H₂O(l)

Explanation:

Hydrochloric acid is an acid because it releases H⁺ in an aqueous solution.

Potassium hydroxide is a base because it releases OH⁻ in an aqueous solution.

When an acid reacts with a base they form a salt and water. This is a neutralization reaction. The neutralization reaction between hydrochloric acid and potassium hydroxide is:

HCl(aq) + KOH(aq) ⇒ KCl(aq) + H₂O(l)

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.