Nuetralization Reactions?!

 In Ahrrenius acid/base reaction the products are the same - a salt and water

• salt is formed from the cation of a base, and the anion of the acid

• the strengths of the parent acid and parent base are the determiners of the strength of the salt

• strong acid + strong base = neutral salt

• strong acid + weak base = acidic salt

• weak acid + strong base = basic salt

• weak acid + weak base = neutral salt

• the strongest parent runs the reaction

The Hydrogen Ion in Water

•  the hydrogen ion is simply a proton (nucleus of a hydrogen atom without its valence electron)

• is water, clusters of hydrated hydrogen ions form

• the simplest cluster is hydronium (H3O)+

• H+ is the same is H3O+

Water as an Acid and a Base

     Water can act as an acid because it can donate a proton. Water can be a base because it can accept a proton to form the hydronium ion.