Question

Describe the process that takes place between the participants in the neutralization reaction between the strong acid nitric acid, HNO₃(aq), and the strong base potassium hydroxide, KOH(aq), forming water and potassium nitrate, KNO₃(aq). Mention the nature of the particles in the solution before and after the reaction.

(a) Because nitric acid is  ---Select--- an acid a base a binary covalent compound a binary ionic compound an oxyacid , it reacts with water to form  ---Select--- hydrogen atoms hydronium ions hydroxide ions protons and  ---Select--- hydronium ions hydroxide ions nitric ions nitrate ions potassium ions .

Because it is  ---Select--- a weak acid a strong acid a weak base a strong base , the reaction is  ---Select--- a chain reaction a completion reaction a reversible reaction a substitution reaction leaving only  ---Select--- hydronium ions hydroxide ions protons and  ---Select--- nitrate ions nitric ions nitric acid molecules water molecules in solution.

(b) Because potassium hydroxide is  ---Select--- a weak acid a strong acid a weak base a strong base , it completely dissolves in water to form  ---Select--- hydronium ions potassium ions potassium hydroxide molecules and  ---Select--- hydroxide ions nitrate ions water molecules .

(c) The instant the two solutions are mixed the solution contains the following particles: (Select all that apply.)

hydronium ionshydroxide ionsnitric ionsnitrate ionsnitric acid moleculespotassium hydroxide moleculespotassium ionswater moleculesnone of the above

(d) When the  ---Select--- hydronium ions nitrate ions nitric acid molecules water molecules collide with the  ---Select--- hydroxide ions potassium hydroxide molecules potassium ions water molecules , they react to form  ---Select--- hydronium ions hydroxide ions nitric ions nitrate ions nitric acid molecules potassium hydroxide molecules potassium ions water molecules .

If  ---Select--- a smaller amount of acid than base is equivalent amounts of acid and base are a greater amount of acid than base is mixed together, the  ---Select--- hydronium ions nitrate ions nitric acid molecules water molecules and  ---Select--- hydroxide ions potassium hydroxide molecules potassium ions water molecules will completely neutralize each other.

(e) At the end of the reaction the solution contains the following particles: (Select all that apply.)

hydronium ionshydroxide ionsnitric ionsnitrate ionsnitric acid moleculespotassium hydroxide moleculespotassium ionswater moleculesnone of the above

Answer 1

if we are adding an acid  to a base, neutralization reaction will occure, in this case reaction between nitric acid and HNO3 will takes place and the base potassium hydroxide, KOH. Neutralization produces a salt and water. KNO3 is the salt in the above reaction, so the end products are KNO3 and water.