Making salt using Hydrochloric acid and Sodium Hydroxide?

Question

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Answer 1

The standard 'equation' in this kind of case is "acid + base = water + salt". In this expression, the word 'salt' implies a general chemical compound - and not necessarily common table salt!

With that said, the salt in this case really is common table salt. Sodium hydroxide is NaOH and hydrochloric acid is an aqueous (water-borne) solution of hydrogen chloride, HCl. When these componds 'dissociate' (i.e. the ions forming the compounds separate from each other), they will naturally re-arrange themselves. Rather than have a mix of compounds with vastly different pH values, a kind of 'natural balance' is achieved in this way. The H+ ions from the HCl align themselves with the OH- from the NaOH, and the remaining ions (i.e. Na+ & Cl-) also come together. HOH (or H2O) is common water, and NaCl is the compound generally referred to as salt.

I hope this helps, but please feel free to drop me a line if you wouild like me to explain any part of this process in greater detail.

Answer 2

Mix 'em together in the right quantity and you'll have slightly salty water. Boil off the water and you can put it on your chips.

Mind you, if you get the quantities wrong you're in real trouble. Too much acid and you'll get hydrogen chloride gas given off with the boiling (not very good for you!). Too much soda and the resulting white crystals will take the skin off your mouth and tongue. Best stick to the stuff from Tescos.

Answer 3

NaOH+HCl ----> NaCl + H20

it does the old switcheroo.

Answer 4

Yes - just add them together, in equal molar quantities.

HCl + NaOH ----> NaCl + H2O

Answer 5

sorry... i have a question too about hydrochloric acid... maybe u can help me!!

Answer 6

HCl + NaOH -----------> NaCl + H20