What is the product of HC2H3O2 + LiOH? (the big numbers are suppose to be subscripts)
Please explain how you get the reactants, and the type of reaction this is.
2007-01-14 10:45:10 · 3 answers · asked by John D 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
This reaction is a form of double-replacement reaction known as acid-base neutralization.
HC2H3O2 + LiOH ---> H2O + LiC2H3O3
(acetic acid + lithium hydroxide ---> water + lithium acetate)
In acid-base neutralization water is always one product. The other product is one of hundreds of different salts.
You can always identify an inorganic acid because it begins with the element hydrogen, or "H". A base ends with a hydroxide ion, "OH". In a solution the H+ and the OH- will combine to form H2O. The remaining ions combine to form a salt.
2007-01-14 12:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This reaction is an acid-base neutralization reaction. Notice how the first reactant has a hydrogen cation and an acetate anion, and how the second reactant has a lithium cation on a hydroxide anion.
The H+ and the OH- react to form water and the other reactant ions form a salt.
2007-01-14 18:53:51 · answer #2 · answered by Steven X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This would be a neutralization, between acetic acid and lithium hydroxide; the products are lithium acetate and water. The way to proceed is to know what the formula stands for, and once you note that it is an acid, and you have a strong base also involved, neutralization becomes a virtual certainty.
2007-01-14 18:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋