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Potassium nitrate is a component of black powder and a fertilizer. Its chemical formula is KNO3. Potassium nitrate is obtained by neutralizing which acid and alkali?​

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Step-by-step explanation:

Nitric acid and potassium hydroxide:

HNO3 + KOH ---> KNO3 + H2O.

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Answer:

Synthesis of Potassium Nitrate (KNO3)

When potassium hydroxide neutralizes nitric acid potassium nitrate is formed.

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