$Na _2O+2HCl\rightarrow \ ?$
- $NaOH+H _2$
- $2NaCl+H _2O$
- $NaOH+Cl _2$
- $2NaCl+O _2$
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B
Correct answer
Explanation
When any element who comes before hydrogen in the reactivity series reacts with a compound containing hydrogen, it displaces the hydrogen from the compound, since it's reactivity is more than that of hydrogen.
Here, $Na _2O$ is a basic metal oxide containing Na which is more reactive than the Hydrogen present in the acid $HCl$ and thus the Na replaces hydrogen from the acid, leading to the formation of salt and water.
Salt and water are formed because the reaction takes place between acidic and basic species.
$Na _2O+2HCl \rightarrow 2NaCl+H _2O$
Hence, the correct answer is option (B).