Acid-Base Neutralization (1:1 Stoichiometry)

Hydrogen and hydroxide combine one-to-one to form water, the basis for computing how much acid a given amount of base can neutralize.

$${\mathrm{H}}^{+}+\mathrm{O}{\mathrm{H}}^{-}\to {\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$$

Variables

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
${\mathrm{H}}^{+}$	Hydrogen ion (proton)	mol
$\mathrm{O}{\mathrm{H}}^{-}$	Hydroxide ion	mol

Worked example

Stomach has 0.01 mol H+; gallon of alkaline water has 1.2 x 10^-5 mol OH-. Remaining H+ = 0.01 - 0.000012 = 0.009988 mol.

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Part of The Blueprint of Water