Question

How are salts formed?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Salt, in chemistry, substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base.

A salt consists of the positive ion (cation) of a base and the negative ion (anion) of an acid.

The reaction between an acid and a base is called a neutralization reaction.

Answer 2

Answer:

sᴀʟᴛ, ɪɴ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛʀʏ, sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇ. ᴀ sᴀʟᴛ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪᴏɴ (ᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ) ᴏғ ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪᴏɴ (ᴀɴɪᴏɴ) ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.