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Question
What do you observe when a solution of potassium hydroxide is added to lead? Give balanced chemical equations.
Short Answer
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Solution
Lead metal reacts with hot, concentrated potassium hydroxide solution to produce brisk effervescence due to the evolution of hydrogen gas, leaving behind a clear, soluble solution of potassium plumbite.
Equation:
\[\ce{Pb + 2KOH -> K2PbO2 + H2 ^}\]
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