Acid-alkali reactions

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An acid-alkali reaction is a special case of an acid-base reaction, where the base used is also an alkali. When an acid reacts with an alkali it forms a metal salt and water. Acid-alkali reactions are also a type of neutralisation reaction.

In general acid-alkali reactions can be simplified to

OH(aq) + H+(aq)H2O

by omitting spectator ions.

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