Zinc reacts with potassium hydroxide to form :

zinc hydroxide

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zinc oxide

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potassium zincate

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all of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A potassium zincate
Zinc is an active metal and it reacts with potassium hydroxide to form potassium zincte ( $K_{2} Z n O_{2}$ ).

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