Question

How do you complete and balance the following chemical equation?
\[HCl(aq)+LiOH(aq)\to \]

Answer 1

Hint: In the above reaction we observe that an acid is being reacted with a base. So when an acid is being reacted with base we observe that the formation of a salt and water takes place. This reaction in which acid and base form water and salt is known as neutralisation reaction.

Complete step-by-step answer:In the neutralisation reaction we see that the combination of the hydrogen ion and the hydroxyl ion takes place. The neutralisation of the strong base and the strong acid has the pH generally equal to the 7 as the neutral solution has its pH or the power of hydrogen equal to 7. Whereas the acidic solution has the pH less than 7 and a basic solution has the pH more than 7. Here in the question a base and an acid is given to us so it will undergo the process of neutralisation which will form salt and water. here the hCl is the strong acid and Li Cl is the weak base. On reacting they will tend to form lithium chloride (LiCl) and water. the reaction is as follows:
 \[HCl(aq)+LiOH(aq)\to LiCl+{{H}_{2}}O\]
So here we see that a neutralisation reaction takes place.

Note: In the neutralisation reaction neither the hydroxyl ions are more nor the hydronium ion or hydrogen ions are more, both of them are equal in number. The pH of the neutralised solution generally depends upon the acidic strength of the reactants. The neutralisation reaction can take place between acid and alkali also.