Nitric acid can be neutralized by any base to form a salt and water, as in the following equation: Mg(OH)2 + 2 HNO3 → Mg(NO3)2 + 2 H2O How much magnesium nitrate salt will be formed by the reaction of 250. g magnesium hydroxide with 250. g nitric acid? *
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Mg(OH)2 + HNO3 → Mg(NO3)2 + H2O
Word equation: Magnesium hydroxide + Nitric acid → Magnesium nitrate + Water
Type of Chemical Reaction: For this reaction we have a neutralization reaction.
Balancing Strategies: Here we have a neutralization reaction. The magnesium hydroxide and the nitric acid combined and form a salt and water. The salt is the magnesium nitrate. You could also call this a double displacement reaction.
Be careful when you count the number of hydrogen atoms. You have two in the magnesium hydroxide and one for the nitric acid.
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