Multiple choice

When an acid and an alkali react together:

  1. a salt and water are both produced

  2. only a salt is produced.

  3. a metal is formed

  4. a gas is given off
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Explanation

The reaction between an acid and an alkali (a base) is a neutralization reaction, which always produces a salt and water.

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