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When a solution of nitric acid is added to a to solution of calcium hydroxide, the salt formed has what formula?

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Nitric acid and calcium hydroxide react to form calcium nitrate and water.

The molecular equation is as follows:

2HNO3 (aq) + Ca(OH)2 (aq) = Ca(NO3)2 (aq) + 2H2O (l)

So the formula of calcium nitrate, the salt formed in this reaction is Ca(NO3)2 .

Water here seem to be the only real product. It is formed from the OH+ of the hydroxide and the H+ of the acid which combine to form two water molecules.

Calcium and Nitrate ions remain unchanged before and after the reaction and are thus known as spectator ions.

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