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What is/are the product(s) of the reaction between an acid and a base?
Both Salt and hydrogen gas
Only water
Only salt
Both Salt and water
Both Salt and water
When an acid reacts with a base, a neutralization reaction takes place, resulting in the formation of salt and water. For example, the reaction between hydrochloric acid (HCl)and sodium hydroxide (NaOH)yields sodium chloride (salt) and water (H_2O).
When an acid reacts with a base, a neutralization reaction takes place, resulting in the formation of salt and water. For example, the reaction between hydrochloric acid (HCl)and sodium hydroxide (NaOH)yields sodium chloride (salt) and water (H_2O).
Taking an antacid tablet (a base like magnesium hydroxide) when suffering from acid indigestion in your stomach is a neutralization reaction. The base neutralizes the excess stomach acid, producing harmless salt and water, which relieves the burning sensation.
ANBA = Acid + Base yields Salt + Water
Acid+BaseтЖТSalt+Water тАФ General neutralization reaction
H++OHтИТтЖТH2тАЛO тАФ Ionic equation for neutralization
In an aqueous medium, an acid furnishes hydrogen ions (H+)or hydronium ions (H_3O+),while a base furnishes hydroxide ions (OHтИТ).When mixed, the hydrogen ions react with the hydroxide ions to form neutral water molecules: H++OHтИТтЖТH2тАЛO. The remaining metallic cation from the base and non-metallic anion from the acid combine to form an ionic compound known as a salt.
Neutralization reactions are exothermic, meaning they release heat into the surroundings.
The pH of the resulting solution depends on the relative strengths of the reacting acid and base.
Salts produced are ionic compounds consisting of a positive ion from the base and a negative ion from the acid.
Water is formed by the combination of hydrogen ions from the acid and hydroxide ions from the base.
Used in agriculture to neutralize acidic or basic soils
Used in medicine (antacids) to treat hyperacidity
Used in wastewater treatment to neutralize industrial acidic effluents
Antacid tablets for indigestion
Toothpastes neutralizing acids produced by bacteria in the mouth
Treating wasp stings (basic) with vinegar (acid) or bee stings (acid) with baking soda (base)
Option A is incorrect because hydrogen gas is evolved when an active metal reacts with an acid, not during acid-base neutralization.
Option B and Option C are incomplete as a neutralization reaction yields both salt and water simultaneously.
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