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Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide can be combined in equal ratios to form sodium chloride and water. Which best explains the reaction?
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Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide can be combined in equal ratios to form sodium chloride and water. Which best explains the reaction?

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It's an acid-base type of redox reaction, in which neutralization occurs between the acid component [H+] of HCl and the base component [OH-] of NaOH. Equal parts of acid + base form H2O and the metal and halide combine to form neutral salt (NaCl).
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