sarya156 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 It seems like it should be H+ + OH- >> H2O, right ??? everything else is aqueous and cancels (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Acid + Base = Salt + water. But the salt is soluble so stays in solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypervalent_iodine Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Acid + Base = Salt + water. But the salt is soluble so stays in solution. That's not quite the question being asked. Net and total ionic equations are a step after predicting the reaction itself. It seems like it should be H+ + OH- >> H2O, right ??? everything else is aqueous and cancels (?) You have to determine whether something is a molecule or an ion. It's a little more convoluted for acids and bases. Generally, strong acids are written as the ions because they dissociate fully, whereas weak acids are written as the molecule. H2SO3 is not the same as the sulfite ion, hence it does not cancel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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