Question

The substances which react with acids to form salt and water, as the only products, are known as -

• A. Bases
• B. Acids
• C. Salts
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Bases

The explanation for correct option

A. Bases

Neutralization reaction

• Acids and bases react with each other to form salt and water.
• These types of reactions are called neutralization reactions.
• For example,

$\mathrm{Acid}+\mathrm{Base}\to \mathrm{Salt}+\mathrm{Water}$

$\underset{\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{chloride}}{\mathrm{HCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{Hydroxide}}{\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{Chloride}}{\mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}$

The explanation for incorrect option

B. Acids

• Acids do not react with acids, they will simply get mixed and remains acid.

C. Salts

• Salts do not react with acids, as salts are the products formed after the reaction of an acid with a base.

D. All of these

• All options are not correct because Acids react with a base to form salt and water.

Hence, option (A) is the correct answer, Bases react with acids to form salt and water.