What does it mean for something do to be neutralized? Is that when the [H+]=[OH-]? or is that totally wrong?
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Does the [H+]=[OH-] at the midpoint or the equivalence point?
For an acid to be neutralized it means that all of the H^+ has been reacted and there is neither an excess nor a deficiency. For a base to be neutralized it means that all of the OH^- has been reacted completely and there is neither an excess nor a deficiency. It does not mean that (H^+) = (OH^-). Neutralization may mean that you are at the equivalence point but at the eq pt (H^+) = (OH^-) ONLY in the case of a strong acid neutralizing a strong base. For a strong acid and weak base the eq pt occurs closer to 5 and for a weak acid vs a strong base the eq pt is closer to 8.5.