How is a neutralization reaction different from a single-displacement reaction?
1 Answer
A neutralization is not like a single replacement reaction. It is a double replacement reaction.
An acid and base neutralization involves an aqueous acid solution and an aqueous base solution combining in a double replacement reaction to form a salt and water.
Nitric acid plus calcium hydroxide yield calcium nitrate and water
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Since both partners in the reactants are changing to new partners in the products this is a double replacement reaction.
Always in a neutralization reaction the products are two neutral substance salt and water.
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