Question

What if we mix 2 acids and 2 bases in a test tube at a time?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

HELLO THERE!

Great concept!

There's nothing amazing in what you are asking to do, because questions are formed like:

You mix two acids in a test tube, and then add two bases, so find the pH of the resulting solution.

Note that,

Acid + Base ----> Salt + Water.

The reaction mechanism is that, the acid furnishes H⁺ ions along with an anion, while the base furnishes OH⁻ ions along with its cation. The H⁺ and the OH⁻ combine to form H₂O (water), and the cation from the base and anion from the acid combines to form the salt.

When you mix two acids and two bases, a maximum of four salts can be formed inside the test tube. Let the acids be A and B and the bases be X and Y, then:

Salt 1 can be a result of Cation from X and Anion from A.

Salt 2 can be a result of Cation from X and Anion from B.

Salt 3 can be a result of Cation from Y and Anion from A.

Salt 4 can be a result of Cation from Y and Anion from B.

Also, the pH of the solution will depend upon the strength of the acids/bases and also the amount of acids/bases added. If after neutralisation, the base is finished and some amount of acid remains, the pH will be less than 7. If after neutralisation, some amount of base remains, the pH will be more than 7.

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