Ionic compound produced when acid and base react?

Answer 1

There's lots of acids and bases out there, so there's no one answer to this question, but for simple acids and bases (for example HCl and NaOH), the product of their reactions are typically a salt and water.

In the example of HCl and NaOH, the reaction would look like this:

HCl + NaOH ---> NaCl + H2O

... where the "ionic" compound produced would be sodium chloride (NaCl).

NOTE: Don't try mixing HCl and NaOH and expect it to be as safe as salty water to consume! Not all reactions are 100% complete, so there may still be HCl or NaOH present. In short, even PhD professors of chemistry don't ingest what they make.

Answer 2

When an acid and a base react, they form an ionic compound called a salt. This reaction is known as neutralization. Water is also produced as a byproduct of this reaction.