An acid and alkali will neutralise each other and produce a salt and water. This is called a neutralisation reaction. The name of the salt produced can be worked out from the names of the acid and the ...
Speaker one Neutralisation reactions take place in our everyday lives. For example, there are bacteria in your mouths that convert sugar in foods to an acid which can damage your tooth enamel. So ...
Sodium oxide and potassium oxide dissolve in water to produce alkalis: • Na 2 O(s) + H 2 O (l) → 2 NaOH (aq) • K 2 O(s) + H 2 O (l) → 2 KOH (aq) • 2K(s) + 2H 2 O (l) → 2KOH (aq) + H 2 (g) + heat ...