In introductory chemistry courses, a salt is a compound forming from a neutralization reaction between an acid and a base, where the base exchanges its cation (typically a metal) with the hydrogen ion (H +) of the acid, forming a salt and water. However, the chemistry definition encompasses other salt-forming reactions. More @Wikipedia
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