Chemistry GCSE
Salt formation
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The salt produced when an acid reacts with a base, alkali or carbonate depends on the acid used and the positive ions in the base, alkali or carbonate.
The other product of the reaction, formed from the metal ion and the acid's negative ion.
The salt is named from the metal in the carbonate and the acid used.
Topics that use Salt formation
- Carbonates (AQA GCSE)
- Neutralisation of acids and salt production (AQA GCSE)
- Reactions of acids with metals (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acid-base reactions
- Ionic formulae and charge balance
- Neutralisation
- Acid reactions
- Acid–carbonate reactions
- Balanced chemical equations
- Carbonate reactions
- Gas production and observation
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