What's this reaction yield?
K2C4H4O6 + HOH
Answer:
This is a hydrolysis reaction. The salt involved is potassium tartarate. The salt is made up of a strong base (KOH) and a weak acid, tartatic acid.
So, the compound contains a strong anion and a weak cation. The compound will dissociate as :
K2C4H4O6 -----> 2K(+) + C4H4O6(-2)
The anion, tartarate will undergo hydrolysis with water in 2 steps, each leading to the increase in the concentration of OH- ions, leading to an alkaline solution.
C4H4O6(-2) + H2O ----> HC4H4O6(-) + OH(-)
HC4H4O6(-) + H2O -----> H2C4H4O6 + OH(-)
K+ being a weak cation will not undergo hydrolysis with water.
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