What are the main products formed in neutralisation?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Salt and water
Neutralisation is an acid-base reaction. The hydrogen ions supplied by the acid combine with hydroxide ions supplied by the base to produce water: H+ + OH− → H2O. The positive and negative ions left from the acid and base combine to form a salt. Thus, the principal products are salt and water, as in HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O. The other choices are unrelated to ordinary neutralisation.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Salt and water
Why is this the correct answer?
Neutralisation is an acid-base reaction. The hydrogen ions supplied by the acid combine with hydroxide ions supplied by the base to produce water: H+ + OH− → H2O. The positive and negative ions left from the acid and base combine to form a salt. Thus, the principal products are salt and water, as in HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O. The other choices are unrelated to ordinary neutralisation.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Science question. Chapter: Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour. Topic: Acids, Bases, and Salts.
