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Which of the following can be used to neutralize a solution of HCl? (3 points)

H2O

NaCl

NH3

H2SO4

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THE ANSWER IS NH3!!!!!!! ;) your welcome
User Alan Savage
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We can skip option B and D because NaCl is salt and H₂SO₄ is a strong acid.
Neutralization reactions are those reactions in which acid and base react to form salt and water.
As water being amphoteric in nature can react with HCl as follow,

HCl + H₂O ⇆ H₃O⁺ + OH⁻

In this case no salt is formed, so we can skip this option.

Ammonia being a weak base can abstract proton from HCl as follow,

HCl + NH₃ → NH₄Cl

Ammonium Chloride is a salt. So, among all four options, Option-C is the correct answer.
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