Water plus a salt
eg caustic soda + hydrochoric acid NaOH + HCl -> H2O + NaCl
Some of these reactions can be explosive, so don't try it
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When an acid and base are combined, they react to form water and a salt. The salt is a compound composed of the cation from the base and the anion from the acid. This reaction is called a neutralization reaction.
When an acid and base are combined, they neutralize each other and form water and a salt. This reaction is called a neutralization reaction.
A base that forms when an acid loses a proton is called a conjugate base. It is the species that results from the acid donating a proton during a chemical reaction.
The conjugate acid of H2O is H3O+ (hydronium ion). When an acid donates a proton, it forms its conjugate base, and when a base accepts a proton, it forms its conjugate acid.
When an acid of low pH is combined with a base of high pH in a test tube, a neutralization reaction will occur. The acid will donate a proton (H+) to the base, forming water and a salt. The resulting solution will have a pH closer to neutral.