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Acids, Bases, & Salts

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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.
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