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Question
Give a balanced equation for the following conversion:
Potassium oxide to a strong alkali.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Potassium oxide (base)}}{K2O} + H2O ->\underset{\text{Strong alkali}}{2KOH}}\]
Dissolved in water to give alkali.
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