alleryAcid + Base → Salt + Water is called:
ACombustion
BNeutralisation
CDecomposition
DPrecipitation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Neutralisation
1. HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O.
2. H⁺ + OH⁻ → H₂O is the net ionic equation.
3. Always exothermic; used in antacid tablets, soil correction.
_Source: syllabus Science Ch 2 §2.1.3 Neutralisation Reaction_
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