Question

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

• A. hydrogen, water
• B. salt, hydrogen
• C. salt, water
• D. oxygen, hydrogen & water

Answer 1

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.

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