Science

Math

Humanities

... and beyond

Socratic Meta
Featured Answers

Topics

Question #9e386

1 Answer

Apr 22, 2017

Usually liquid (l), but not aqueous (aq), because this refers to a solution in water, not to the water itself.

Explanation:

In general a neutralization goes like:

$H^{+} (a q) + O H^{-} (a q) \to H_{2} O (l)$ $H^+(aq) + OH^(-)(aq) ->H_2O(l)$

or more correctly:

$H_{3} O^{+} (a q) + O H^{-} (a q) \to 2 H_{2} O (l)$ $H_3O^+(aq) + OH^(-)(aq) ->2H_2O(l)$

But some reactions may create so much heat, that the water will vent off as steam (g).

Related questions

See all questions in Neutralization

Impact of this question

1646 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License