Science · 6 pages · 12 min
How an acid and a base neutralize
The acid gives up a proton, the base takes it, and in the strong case the product is water.
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From the opening
An acid and a base neutralize when the acid donates a proton and the base accepts it, so the species that made the solution acidic or basic get used up. With a strong acid and a strong hydroxide base, that meeting forms water, and the other ions remain as a dissolved salt. The opening covers how hydrogen and hydroxide make water, what the leftover salt is, and why a weak acid lands differently.
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Inside
- How hydrogen and hydroxide make water
- What the leftover salt is
- Why a weak acid lands differently
- Why the amounts have to match
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Proton transfer from a Bronsted acid to a base
- Hydrogen ion and hydroxide ion combining to form water