Question

When an acid is combined with a base, we get...a salt and watera metal and a nonmetalhydrogen gas and watercarbon dioxide and water

Answer 1

Neutralization

A neutralization reaction involves a reaction between an acid and a base.

As an example, HCl (Hydrochloric acid) reacts with NaOH (Sodium hydroxide):

HCl + NaOH => NaCl + H2O

The products obtained are:

NaCl sodium chloride => this is a salt

H2O water

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Answer: a salt and water