explain neutralisation for a 5 marks question
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- Explain "Neutralization"!!
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DEFINITION:
- A neutralization reaction is when an acid and a base react to form water and salt and involves the combination of hydrogen ions and hydroxyl ions to generate water. The neutralization of a strong acid and strong base has a pH equal to 7.
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Example – 1: When Sodium hydroxide is added to hydrochloric acid. Sodium chloride and water are formed.
2: Milk of magnesia, which is a base, is given as antacid in the case of indigestion, to neutralize the more acid produced in the stomach.
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A neutralization reaction can be defined as a chemical reaction in which an acid and base quantitatively react together to form a salt and water as products. In a neutralization reaction, there is a combination of H+ ions and OH– ions which form water.
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