The question is incomplete, the complete question is;
A pool owner adds a compound containing chlorine to the pool to disinfect it. However, too much of the compound is added. As a result, the water becomes too acidic. What could the pool owner do to reduce the acidity of the pool?
He could add another acid to the pool to compete with the existing acid.
He could add a metal salt to the pool to precipitate the acid.
He could add a base to the pool to neutralize the acid.
Answer:
He could add a base to the pool to neutralize the acid.
Explanation:
The reaction between an acid and a base is called a neutralization reaction. A neutralization reaction is defined as a reaction between an acid and a base leading to the formation of salt and water only.
If the owner of the pool discovers that the pool has become too acidic, all that needs to be done is to introduce a base into the pool that will neutralize the acid according to the reaction;
Acid + base ------> salt + water
