Acid-alkali reactions
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An acid-alkali reaction is a special case of an acid-base reaction, where the base used is also an alkali. When an acid reacts with an alkali it forms a metal salt and water. Acid-alkali reactions are also a type of neutralisation reaction.
In general acid-alkali reactions can be simplified to
by omitting spectator ions.
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