A SALT IS OBTAINED AS A REACTION BETWEEN

A SALT (and water) IS OBTAINED AS A REACTION BETWEEN a base and an acid. See:

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/chemical/acidbase.html
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/erlinger/water/background/ph.html

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im taking the same test the aswer is D. a base and an acid