What salt is formed when sodium hydroxide is neutralized by perchloric acid?
NaOH + HClO4 -> ?
NaOH + HClO4 --> H2O + NaClO4
is there a way you can finish the chemical equation for me.... i am not sure i know how to do this.
To determine the salt formed when sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is neutralized by perchloric acid (HClO4), you need to first identify the ions present in each compound.
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) dissociates in water to form sodium ions (Na+) and hydroxide ions (OH-).
Perchloric acid (HClO4) dissociates in water to form hydrogen ions (H+) and perchlorate ions (ClO4-).
When NaOH reacts with HClO4, the hydrogen ion (H+) from the acid combines with the hydroxide ion (OH-) from the base to form water (H2O). The leftover ions, sodium ions (Na+) from NaOH and perchlorate ions (ClO4-) from HClO4, combine to form the salt sodium perchlorate (NaClO4).
So the chemical equation for the reaction is as follows:
NaOH + HClO4 -> NaClO4 + H2O
Therefore, the salt formed when sodium hydroxide is neutralized by perchloric acid is sodium perchlorate (NaClO4).