Question

What is a neutralization reaction? Give two examples.

Answer 1

Neutralization reaction: Neutralization is a type of chemical reaction in which an acid reacts with a base to form salt and water.
Example:

1. Reaction between hydrochloric acid$\left(HCl\right)$ and sodium hydroxide$\left(NaOH\right)$

• Hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide to produce their salt sodium chloride$\left(NaCl\right)$ and water.

$\text{HCl(aq)}+\text{NaOH(aq)}\to \text{NaCl(s)}+{\text{H}}_2\text{O(l)}$

2. Reaction between Potassium hydroxide and sulphuric acid

• Sulphuric acid$\left(H_{2}S{O}_4\right)$ reacts with Potassium hydroxide$\left(KOH\right)$ to produce their salt Potassium sulphate$\left(K_{2}S{O}_4\right)$ and water$\left(H_{2}O\right)$.

$\text{2KOH(aq)}+{\text{H}}_2{\text{SO}}_4\left(aq\right)\to {\text{K}}_2{\text{SO}}_4\left(s\right)+{\text{2H}}_2\text{O(l)}$