Question

Neutralization, the chemical reaction combining an acid with a base to produce a neutral solution, produces a salt and

water.
hydrogen gas.
O
carbon dioxide
D)
metallic precipitates.

Answer 1

A WATER

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

(A) Water

Neutralization, the chemical reaction combining an acid with a base to produce a neutral solution, produces a salt and water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Neutralization is a double displacement chemical reaction where an acid reacts with a base to form a salt and water. The reaction only products neutral compounds and is reversible in nature.

Based on Arrhenius' acid and base theory, an acid when dissolved in water produces positive hydrogen (
`H^+`) ion and negative non-metal ions. A base when dissolved in water produces positive metal ions and negative hydroxide (
`OH^-`) ions. When an acid reacts with a base, the hydrogen ions react with the hydroxide ions to form water.

`H^+ + OH^-` →
`H_2O`

The metal and non-metal ions combine to form a neutral ionic compound, the salt.

Eg: Combination of Sodium Hydroxide (
`NaOH`) and hydrochloric acid (
`HCl`) forms Water (
`H_2O`) and Common salt (
`NaCl`)

Equation:

`NaOH + HCl` ⇄
`NaCl + H_2O`

`Base + Acid` ⇄
`Salt + Water`