First, we have to see how K2O behaves when it is dissolved in water:
K2O + H20 = 2 KOH
According to reaction K2O has base properties, so it forms a hydroxide in water.
For the reaction next relation follows:
c(KOH) : c(K2O) = 1 : 2
So,
c(KOH)= 2 x c(K2O)= 2 x 0.005 = 0.01 M = c(OH⁻)
Now we can calculate pH:
pOH= -log c(OH⁻) = -log 0.01 = 2
pH= 14-2 = 12
The reactant is what you begin with.
The product is what you end up with (so the answer is B)
I think that the answer is A because if you think about water for an example. When water turns into ice, it's still technically water, just the molecules are frozen. The water is physically changed. It could also see why you think it is B but I don't think so completely. It doesn't really make sense to me. So I'd choose A. It's definitely not C or D.
Chemistry developed from alchemy after the 1700s. It was the Alchemist <span>observations and accidental discoveries that brought around modern chemistry.</span>
