When aqueous solutions of acetic acid and potassium hydroxide are combined, a neutralization reaction will occur. Write molecular, total ionic, and net ionic equations for this process.

Strategy This is the reaction of a weak acid with a strong base. The reaction between an acid and a base always produces water as a product, along with an ionic compound formed from the remaining ions. (This second product is often called a salt.) We can begin by using this idea to write the molecular equation. To generate the ionic equations, then, we account for the dissociation or ionization of strong electrolytes into their constituent ions.