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Buffering an acid uses the acid's conjugate base to prevent any major pH changes.

ex. HCO3 and NaCO3 form a buffer.

Neutralizing an acid changes all of the acid molecules to a salt and water by using a base. The pH of a neutralized acid is 7.

ex. HCl + NaOH -> NaCl + H2O

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How does neutralization reaction relate to buffering?

The buffer is what neutralizes the acid or the base. Hope this helps!


Is neutralization an acid or alkali?

Its an acid


The reaction between an acid and a base is called?

the name of this reaction is often used as neutrilization reaction.because when acid and base reacts they loss there acidity and basicity and form water and salt.che05_e@yahoo.com


What word describes When an acid reacts with an alkali?

Neutralization


What two substances form from an acid-based neutralization?

A salt and water form from an acid-base neutralization.


What is meant by the term neutralization?

Neutralization is a reaction between a base and an acid.


In what reaction an acid and a base produce a salt and a water?

Called an 'acid base' reaction or a 'proton transfer' reaction.Only when a precipitate (of an insoluble salt) is formed, it is called a 'salt formation' reaction.


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 the reaction called when acids and bases come together?

neutralization (they cancel each other out) or Double replacement (both produce different substances)


How effective is HCl in buffering?

HCl is a strong acid so it highly disturbed the buffering process.


How is the heat of neutralization of acetic acid different from that of HCL or H₂SO₄?

The heat of neutralization of acetic acid is usually lower than that of strong acids like HCl or H2SO4 because acetic acid is a weak acid. This is because strong acids completely dissociate in water, releasing more energy upon neutralization, whereas weak acids partially dissociate leading to a lower heat of neutralization.


How are acids and salts alike and different?

Salts are the products of a reaction between an acid and a base (a neutralization reaction).