{"id":256501,"date":"2025-07-16T09:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=256501"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:51:52","slug":"the-reaction-between-barium-hydroxide-and-hydrobromic-acid-produces-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/16\/the-reaction-between-barium-hydroxide-and-hydrobromic-acid-produces-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The reaction between barium hydroxide and hydrobromic acid produces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The reaction between barium hydroxide and hydrobromic acid produces <strong><em>__<\/em><\/strong>. a. two weak electrolytes b. a molecular compound and a weak electrolyte c. a molecular compound and a strong electrolyte d. two strong electrolytes e. two molecular compounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct answer: c. a molecular compound and a strong electrolyte<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When <strong>barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)\u2082)<\/strong> reacts with <strong>hydrobromic acid (HBr)<\/strong>, the reaction is a <strong>neutralization reaction<\/strong> between a <strong>strong base<\/strong> and a <strong>strong acid<\/strong>. The chemical equation for the reaction is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ba(OH)\u2082 (aq) + 2 HBr (aq) \u2192 BaBr\u2082 (aq) + 2 H\u2082O (l)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this reaction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ba(OH)\u2082<\/strong> is a strong base and dissociates completely in water into <strong>Ba\u00b2\u207a<\/strong> and <strong>OH\u207b<\/strong> ions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HBr<\/strong> is a strong acid and dissociates completely in water into <strong>H\u207a<\/strong> and <strong>Br\u207b<\/strong> ions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When they react, <strong>H\u207a<\/strong> from the acid and <strong>OH\u207b<\/strong> from the base combine to form <strong>water (H\u2082O)<\/strong>, which is a <strong>molecular compound<\/strong> and does <strong>not<\/strong> dissociate in solution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The resulting salt, <strong>barium bromide (BaBr\u2082)<\/strong>, is <strong>soluble<\/strong> in water and dissociates completely into <strong>Ba\u00b2\u207a<\/strong> and <strong>Br\u207b<\/strong> ions, making it a <strong>strong electrolyte<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, this reaction results in the <strong>formation of water (a neutral molecule)<\/strong> and <strong>a strong electrolyte (BaBr\u2082)<\/strong> in solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to recognize that <strong>strong acids and strong bases<\/strong> always produce <strong>a salt and water<\/strong> in aqueous solution. Water, being neutral and covalently bonded, does not conduct electricity well and is thus a <strong>molecular compound<\/strong>. On the other hand, the salt formed is fully dissociated in solution, contributing to electrical conductivity and qualifying as a <strong>strong electrolyte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, the correct description of the products is <strong>a molecular compound (H\u2082O)<\/strong> and <strong>a strong electrolyte (BaBr\u2082)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner6-636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256502\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reaction between barium hydroxide and hydrobromic acid produces __. a. two weak electrolytes b. a molecular compound and a weak electrolyte c. a molecular compound and a strong electrolyte d. two strong electrolytes e. two molecular compounds The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct answer: c. a molecular compound and a strong electrolyte When 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