Question

What happens in an acid-base reaction?

Answer 1

Acid-base reaction:

• When an acid combines with a base, it leads to the formation of the corresponding salt and water. This reaction is known as an acid-base reaction.
• The acid-base reaction can also be called a Neutralization reaction.

Example of Neutralization reactions:

$\mathrm{HCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to \mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

Here, sodium chloride is the salt formed by the reaction of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.