An acid reacts with a base to form _ and _ .

hydrogen, water

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salt, hydrogen

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salt, water

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oxygen, hydrogen & water

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Solution

The correct option is C salt, water
An acid reacts with a base to form salt and water.
For example, when hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide solution, sodium chloride and water are formed. This is called as neutralisation reaction.

$NaOH + HCl$ $\to$ $NaCl +$ $H_{2} O$

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