2 KHSO4 → K2O + 2 SO3 + H2O
Reactants:
- KHSO4 – Potassium hydrogen sulfate
- Other names: Potassium bisulfate , Potassium acid sulfate , Potassium Hydrogen Sulphate Sulfuric acid monopotassium salt , Monopotassium sulfate
- Appearance: Colorless solid ; Colourless-to-white hygroscopic crystals or crystalline powder
Products:
- K2O – Potassium oxide , Potassium oxidopotassium
- Other names: Potash , Dipotassium oxide , Dipotassium monoxide K2O , Potassium monoxide
- Appearance: Pale yellow solid ; Grey hygroscopic crystalline powder
- SO3 – Sulfur trioxide , Sulfonylideneoxidane
- Other names: Sulfuric anhydride , Sulfur(VI) oxide , SO3 Sulphur trioxide , [SO3] , Sulphuric (acid) anhydride , Sulfuric oxide
- Appearance: Colorless to white crystalline solid which will fume in air.{{ ; Fuming hygroscopic colourless liquid or colourless-to-white crystals
- H2O – Water, oxidane
- Other names: Water (H2O) , Hydrogen hydroxide (HH or HOH) , Hydrogen oxide Dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) (systematic name) , Hydrogen monoxide , Dihydrogen oxide , Hydric acid , Hydrohydroxic acid , Hydroxic acid , Hydrol , Μ-oxido dihydrogen , Κ1-hydroxyl hydrogen(0)
- Appearance: White crystalline solid, almost colorless liquid with a hint of blue, colorless gas