naming salts

• Acid

  Substance producing more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
• Neutralisation

  The reaction between an acid and a base to form a salt plus water
• Base

  Substance that reacts with an acid to neutralise it and produce a salt
• Alkali


  Substance producing more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions when dissolved in water
• Carbonate

  Substance containing carbonate ions. Most carbonates are insoluble (such as calcium carbonate) but sodium carbonate and ammonium carbonate are soluble in water
• Reaction of acid with metal oxide


  Acid + metal oxide → salt + water
• Reaction of sulfuric acid with copper oxide

  • H2SO4(aq) + CuO(s) → CuSO4(aq) + H2O(l)
• Reaction of acid with alkali

  Acid + alkali → salt + water
• Reaction of nitric acid with sodium hydroxide

  • HNO3(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaNO3(aq) + H2O(l)
• Reaction of acid with carbonate

  Acid + carbonate → salt + water + carbon dioxide
• Reaction of hydrochloric acid with copper carbonate


  • 2HCl(aq) + CuCO3(s) → CuCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
• Salt


  The substance formed when the hydrogen ion in an acid is replaced by a metal ion
• Ion


  Electrically charged particle, formed when an atom or molecule gains or loses electrons
• Formula


  A combination of symbols that indicates the chemical composition of a substance