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| Description: A salt is an ionic solid made up of two ions: a positive cation and a negative anion. The cation is any positive ion other than H+ and the anion is any negative ion other than OH- or O2-. A salt is formed by the reaction of an acid and a base and this is called a neutralization reaction. The definition that works really well for us here is an acid is a molecule that donates hydrogen ions, or H+, and a base accepts hydrogen ions, H+. Acids and bases can also be described as strong or weak. And this has to do with how easily they can give up or accept hydrogen ions. Let me use a football analogy to help you with this. Picture Stats: Views: 183 Filesize: 815.88kB Height: 862 Width: 1302 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=40686 |