HCL and NaOH Reaction

HCL and NaOH Reaction

Introduction

Sodium carbonate is a basic compound, which means that it generates hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water. Hydrochloric acid, in turn, is acidic, which means that releases protons (H +) when dissolved in water. When combined aqueous sodium carbonate and hydrochloric acid generates an acid-base reaction (Hershey et.al, 2012). The chemists refer to this process as a neutralizing and use it to determine the amount of acid or base in a variety of samples. Sodium hydroxide is used in many industries, mostly as a strong chemical base in the manufacture of cellulose pulp and ...