Refer to the Figure Below, and Then Answer the Question

question 53

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows.

-You are working in a chemistry lab,and your lab partner knocks over a beaker of hydrochloric acid.You alert your laboratory instructor,and he immediately pours another solution over the spill to neutralize the acid.Using the figure as a guide,what did your instructor pour onto the acid to neutralize it?

• A)water
• B)baking soda
• C)lemon juice
• D)coffee

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