3.14 Acid-alkali neutralisation

Question 1

Acid-alkali neutralisation

Answer 1

In any neutralisation reaction involving an acid and an alkali, the ionic equation is:
H+ (aq) + OH- (aq) -> H2O (l)

Question 2

Water

Answer 2

Water is formed because when hydrogen ions react with hydroxide ions it forms H2O (the chemical symbol for water)