Question

What happens when sodium hydroxide reacts with sulphuric acid?

Answer 1

Sodium Hydroxide

• Sodium hydroxide is an inorganic base that is also known as caustic soda.
• The chemical formula of sodium hydroxide is $\mathrm{NaOH}$, widely used form

Reaction

• Sodium hydroxide is a base that reacts with an acid, i.e., sulfuric acid to give respective salt and water as the product.
• The reaction is an example of a neutralization reaction.
• The reaction is as follows,

$2\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$