Making salts
Salts are yielded in every neutralization reaction. If you didn't know this click here to brush up before we move on. Salt yielded in a neutralization reaction is always neutral. Neutralization reactions yield neutral substances so it makes sense that salts are neutral.
Types of Salts
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The types of salts yielded in any given neutralization reaction are dependent upon the type of acid used. Ex. A neutralization reaction that uses nitric acid will yield Nitrates
So what types of salts are there? Well we have Nitrates, Sulfates, Carbonates, and Chlorides. Example reactions that yield each type of salt are...
Nitric acid + Cementite--> Nitrates + Hydrogen Gas
NO3 +Fe3C--> Nitrates + H2
Sulfuric Acid + Cementite-->Sulfates + Hydrogen Gas
SO4+Fe3C-->Sulfates+H2
Carbonic Acid +Cementite--> Carbonates + Hydrogen Gas
H2CO3+Fe3C--> Carbonates + H2
Hydrochloric Acid + Cementite--> Chlorides + Hydrogen Gas
HCL+Fe3C--> Chlorides + H2
*Note, the metal used in all of these examples is Cementite (Fe3C)
So what types of salts are there? Well we have Nitrates, Sulfates, Carbonates, and Chlorides. Example reactions that yield each type of salt are...
Nitric acid + Cementite--> Nitrates + Hydrogen Gas
NO3 +Fe3C--> Nitrates + H2
Sulfuric Acid + Cementite-->Sulfates + Hydrogen Gas
SO4+Fe3C-->Sulfates+H2
Carbonic Acid +Cementite--> Carbonates + Hydrogen Gas
H2CO3+Fe3C--> Carbonates + H2
Hydrochloric Acid + Cementite--> Chlorides + Hydrogen Gas
HCL+Fe3C--> Chlorides + H2
*Note, the metal used in all of these examples is Cementite (Fe3C)
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