Neutralization Chemistry Example 4

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Example 4

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Hydrogen ions from an acid react with hydroxide ions from a base. What substance do those ions form together?

Solution

  1. 1
    H+\text{H}^+ and OH−\text{OH}^- combine to form H2O\text{H}_2\text{O}.
  2. 2
    That is why acid-base neutralization reactions produce water, while the remaining ions form a salt.

Answer

H2O\text{H}_2\text{O}
Neutralization is fundamentally the reaction of hydrogen ions with hydroxide ions to make water. The spectator ions pair up separately to form the salt.

About Neutralization

A chemical reaction in which an acid and a base combine to produce water and an ionic compound called a salt, effectively canceling out the.

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