Must the products of a neutralization reaction be a salt and water only?

Subject: Must the products of a neutralization reaction be a salt and water only?

Date: Sun Mar 4 09:07:49 2001
Posted by Jo
Grade level: 10-12 School: NIE
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: Singapore
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 983714869.Ch

Message:


There is a textbook that mentions that PbO2 + 4HCl -> PbCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2 is NOT 
a neutralization reaction while PbO + 2HNO3 -> Pb(NO3)2 + H20 is a 
neutralization reaction.  The explanation given is that in the first reaction 
besides a salt and water, chlorine is also produced while in the second reaction 
reaction the products are salt and water only.  I would like to confirm if the 
explanation given is correct. Thanks!

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