J.9 Salts from acid-base neutralization

[sadiebrebes]

When Identifying a salt from an acid base neutralization, what would you say our the steps?
Maybe first writing out products, then pulling out water and see whats left over?
Also, do we have to just memorize the structure of some acids and bases? Like for bromous acid in part c, are we supposed to just know the formula?
This would require a great amount of memorization.

Can someone please help explain? Thanks

[Gabriel McDonald 1J]

What I would do is separate things out into their ions and then when writing the products move the proton(s) from the acid to the base. For example, in part c you would separate Ca(OH)₂ out into Ca²⁺ and 2 OH^-. Then, donate the protons from the 2 HBrO₂ (2 to make the equation balanced) to the 2 OH to get 2 H₂O. You'll be left with Ca(BrO₂)₂, which is your salt.

Also, my TA said we wouldn't need to know stuff like bromous acid. I'd assume those types of things will be given to us.