Does water molecules exist in KOH(aq)?

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Water molecules are present in potassium hydroxide (KOH) when it is in an aqueous solution. By definition, an aqueous solution is one where water acts as the solvent. Therefore, KOH(aq) inherently contains water molecules as part of its composition.

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does water molecules exist in KOH(aq)?
 
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yipkawa said:
does water molecules exist in KOH(aq)?
By definition, a solution is aqueous if water is the solvent.
So, of course, water molecules exist in KOH(aq).
 
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