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Q: Is adding acid to alkali chemical or physical?
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What happens if you keep adding acid to an alkali?

It will neutralise the alkali and then turn the liquid to an acid.


If hydrochloric acid is added to sodium hydroxide the temperature increases but there is no visible change did a chemical or physical change occur?

A chemical change occurred. I really hope you did this experiment in a fume hood; adding a strong acid to a strong alkali usually creates a strong explosion.


Is addition of iron to dil . acid a physical change or chemical change?

Adding water (which is not a reactant) is a physical process.


What does acid and an alkali together do?

it makes a chemical reaction


What happens when you add an alkali to an alkali?

A chemical reaction. Acid + alkali = salt + water eg H2SO4 + 2NaOH = Na2SO4 + 2H2O Sulfuric acid + Sodium Hydroxide = Sodium Sulfate + water Whan as acid meets an alkali they create a chemical reaction. If there is an acid and you add a weak alkali you should bring it down to neutral.


What is the name of the chemical reaction between an acid or an alkali?

The reaction between an acid and an alkali is known as a neutralization.


What is a chemical called which is not an acid or alkali?

a neutral.


How can hydrochloric acid be neutralized?

By adding an equally strong alkali


What is made of alkali?

Alkalis


Is paint thinner a acid or a alkali?

Chemical paint stripper is usually an acid.


How do you convert an acid to a base?

Increase the hydroxide concentration in the acid by adding an excess of any alkali solution


How do you neutralize a acid or alkali?

To neutralise an acid add sodium carbonate. 2H^+ + Na2CO3 = 2Na^(+) + H2O + CO2 It forms the salt , water and carbon dioxide. To neutralise an alkali add 'milk'.