Making salts Flashcards
What do acids react with some metals to produce?
Salts plus hydrogen
What does sulphuric acid produce?
Salts called sulphates
What does hydrochloric acid produce?
Salts called chlorides
What does nitric acid produce?
Salts called nitrates
What are alkalis?
Soluble metal hydroxides (e.g sodium hydroxide)
What are bases?
Insoluble metal hydroxides and metal oxides
What do neutralised acids by alkalis and bases produce?
Salt plus water
What do neutralised acids by metal carbonates produce?
Salt, water and carbon dioxide
When reacting an insoluble base with an acid what do you make?
A soluble salt
When reacting an insoluble base with an acid, what happens?
Excess solid is used then filtered off after the reaction
What do salt solutions that are crystallised produce?
Solid salts
