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In the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O, what type of reaction is this?
Explanation
Explanation
An acid reacting with a base to form a salt and water is called a neutralisation reaction; since the H+ and Na+/OH- and Cl- ions effectively exchange partners, it can also be viewed as a double displacement reaction.
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