There are three different chemical reactions that you need to know
- Acid + Base (alkali) –> Salt + Water
- Acid + Metal –> Salt + Hydrogen
- Acid + Carbonate –> Salt + Carbon dioxide + Water
You also need to be able to predict the name of the salt, this is much easier than it sounds!
Salts are made from a metal and part of an acid. for example, sodium chloride contains the metal sodium and the chloride comes from hydrochloric acid. so all you need to be able to remember is the names that acids give to their salts
| Acid | Name it gives to a salt |
|---|---|
| Hydrochloric Acid | -chloride |
| Sulphuric Acid | -sulphate |
| Nitric Acid | -nitrate |
| Phosphoric Acid | -phosphate |
| Ethanoic Acid | -ethanoate |
| Citric Acid | -citrate |
For formulae of anions click here
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