Question

What happens when potassium oxide reacts with water?

Answer 1

Potassium oxide is a metallic oxide that when dissolved in water forms a base that is potassium hydroxide.

Reaction -

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{K}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\to 2\mathrm{KOH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right) \\ (\mathrm{potassium}(\mathrm{Water})(\mathrm{Potassium}\mathrm{hydroxide}\left) \\ \mathrm{oxide}\right) \end{gathered}$$