Question

What are the products of Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid?

Answer 1

`"Salt and water..........."`

Explanation:

The balanced chemical equation is given by:

`NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) rarr NaCl(aq) + H_2O(l)`

Because the sodium ions and the chloride ions are along for the ride, and remain in solution as aquated ions, `[Na(OH_2)_6]^(+)`, etc., we could write the net ionic equation, which illustrates bond formation:

`H^(+) + HO^(-)rarr H_2O(l)`

ELSE

`H_3O^(+) +HO^(-) rarr 2H_2O(l)`

Both these equations are equivalent.