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Potassium hydroxide in ethanol (sodium hydroxide is less soluble) forms an equilibrium mixture of potassium ethoxide.
CH3CH2OH
  +  
KOH
         
CH3CH2O–
  +  
K+
  +  
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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