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Connie was making sodium chloride by adding an acid to an alkali. She followec I the progress of the reaction with a pH I sensor. At which pH would she know that the acid and alkali had completely reacted to give a salt solution?

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Connie was making sodium chloride by
adding an acid to an alkali. She
followec I the progress of the reaction
with a pH I sensor. At which pH would
she know that the acid and alkali had
completely reacted to give a salt
solution?

Connie was making sodium chloride by adding an acid to an alkali. She followec I the progress of the reaction with a pH I sensor. At which pH would she know that the acid and alkali had completely reacted to give a salt solution?

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Hence, Connie would know that her reaction resulted in creating a salt solution when the pH sensor reads a value of 7.

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Here we discuss the neutralization reaction which is the basis for titration methods in chemistry. It occurs when an acid and a base (or alkali, which is a specific type of base) react to form a salt, in this case sodium chloride (NaCI) and water.<br /><br />An acid has a pH level lower than 7 while a base has a pH greater than 7. By adding an acid to an alkali, they neutralize each other, which creates a substance with a balanced pH level.<br /><br />Connie is using a pH sensor, likely a device which directly displays the pH value as the reaction progresses. Since she wants to determine when the acid and the base (alkali) have completely reacted to form a salt, she will ideally reach a pH of 7 where the solution, now pure water and a salt, has a neutral pH.
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