Low melting points and boiling points. ...Low enthalpies of fusion and vaporization These properties are usually one or two orders of magnitude smaller than they are for ionic compounds.Soft or brittle solid forms. ...Poor electrical and thermal conductivity.
Answer:
Neutralization
Explanation:
When an acid react with base it form the salt and water. The reaction is also called neutralization reaction because both neutralize each other.
In neutralization reaction equal amount of acid and base react to neutralize each other and equal amount of water and salt are formed. When pH does not reach to 7 its means there is less amount of one of reactant which is not fully neutralize.
Neutralization reactions are also used as first aid. For example when someone is dealing with HCl for cleaning purpose of toilet and get touched. It is advised to neutralize it with soap, milk or egg white.
Example:
Hydrochloric acid when react with the sodium hydroxide, a salt sodium chloride and water are formed.
Chemical equation:
HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O
Titration:
Neutralization reactions are also used to determine the concentration of solution. Titration is a quantitative technique in which acid or base is gradually added into the solution whose concentration is to be determine until the neutral point is reached.
I disagree with the answer pick of D. If you have a neutral pH 7 solution and you proceed to add a base even with an relatively insignificantly low Kb your solution would still be more basic then acidic. The answer should be b which is true that the base only ionizes slightly in aqueous solution. This is also truer to the definition of what Kb represents.
