Acid-base reactions, such as this one, can also be classified as which type of reaction?

NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)


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synthesis
synthesis

decomposition
decomposition

double replacement
double replacement

single replacement

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
11 hours ago

The reaction you provided is classified as a double replacement reaction. In this reaction, the cations and anions of the reactants (NaOH and HCl) exchange places to form the products (NaCl and H2O).