Potassium Hydroxide (alkali)

Question 1

What is potassium hydroxide?

Answer 1

A white deliquescent compound used in many industrial processes

Question 2

What happens if potassium hydroxide comes into contact with skin?

Answer 2

Can cause burns

Question 3

What is potassium hydroxide’s chemical formula?

Answer 3

KOH

Question 4

What is potassium hydroxide used for?

Answer 4

Making of soaps because it has greater solubility, food thickener

Question 5

What is potassium hydroxide’s E number?

Answer 5

E525