Mixing aqueous solutions of magnesium nitrate with potassium hydroxide produces insoluble magnesium hydroxide. Write the overall equation, the complete ionic equation, and the net ionic equation for this reaction.

Strategy

Write the overall equation that shows all of the compounds in the reaction. Then write the complete ionic equation showing all of the soluble compounds dissociated into ions. To write the net ionic equation, cancel the spectator ions that appear in equal amounts on both sides of the equation leaving only the species that undergo change.