We have studied the reactions of acids with:
- bases
- metals
- and today carbonates
We have used word equations to produce fully balanced chemical equations in three steps. For a little more information on this process have a look at this post about the space shuttle being blasted into orbit on the back of a huge pop test.
the basic word equations we use are:
acid + base —–> salt + water
acid + metal —–> salt + hydrogen
Acid + carbonate —–> salt + carbon dioxide + water
Use these word equations to answer the questions below.