Which Species in the Following Neutralization Reaction Are Spectator Ions

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which species in the following neutralization reaction are spectator ions? NaOH + HCl → H₂O + NaCl

• A) "H₃O⁺"
• B) "^-OH"
• C) "H₂O"
• D) "NaCl"
• E) "H⁺"

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

The measure of variation or spread within a sample set of data, calculated by averaging the squared deviations from the sample mean.

Population Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population from their mean value, representing how spread out the population values are.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator whose expected value equals the true value of the parameter it estimates.

Sample Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of sample values, used as an estimate of the population mean.