The Addition of Solid Potassium Cyanide to Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid

question 139

Multiple Choice

The addition of solid potassium cyanide to aqueous hydrochloric acid will produce .

• A) K₂C₂
• B) NH₃
• C) K₂CO₃
• D) H₂O
• E) HCN

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Definitions:

Isotope

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons, resulting in different masses but similar chemical properties.

Neutrons

Electrically neutral subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atomic mass but not the atomic charge.

Protons

Positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's mass and defining its element by determining the atomic number.

Isotope

An isotope refers to one of two or more forms of an element with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons in the nucleus, resulting in different atomic masses but similar chemical properties.