neutralisation

• acids and alkali will neutralise each other
• it creates a salt and water mixture
• the name of the salt can be worked out by the acid and alkali used
• chemical equations can be written to describe a neutralisation reaction
• acid + alkali--->salt + water
• Nitric acid + sodium hydroxide → sodium nitrate + water
• Nitric acid + sodium hydroxide → sodium nitrate + water
• products is the name given to substances used in a chemical reaction