What is the name of the salt product formed from a neutralization reaction between butanoic acid and sodium hydroxide?

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Jeremiah Adams · Accepted Answer

sodium butanoate

the net ionic equation for neutralisation is #H^+ + OH^(-) rarr H_2O#. this is due to the fact that the hydroxide ion separates from the metal hydroxide and the hydrogen ion separates from the acid. Water and a metal salt are produced by the neutralization process. since the #H^+# and #OH^-# form #H_2O#, the formula of the salt is the formula of the acid minus a hydrogen ion, and the formula of the metal hydroxide minus the hydroxide ion. the acid is #CH_3CH_3CH_2COOH#. without a hydrogen ion, this is #CH_3CH_3CH_2COO#. the metal hydroxide is #NaOH#. without a hydroxide ion, this is #Na#. By adding the symbol for the ionized metal to the symbol for the ionized acid, the symbol for the metal salt is obtained. hence, the symbol is #CH_3CH_3CH_2COONa#, or #Na(C_3H_7COO)#. Sodium butanoate is its IUPAC name.

Jeremiah Adams · Answer

undefined The salt formed from the neutralization reaction between butanoic acid and sodium hydroxide is sodium butanoate.