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Predict the reactants of this chemical reaction. That is, fill in the left side of the chemical equation.

______ + Cacl2 → H2O

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Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:

Neutralization is a chemical reaction where an acid reacts with a base to form salt and water.

According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed. Thus the mass of products has to be equal to the mass of reactants. The number of atoms of each element has to be same on reactant and product side.

The balanced chemical equation will be:


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Thus the reactants are calcium hydroxide
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