For the reaction of hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide, are the products or reactants favored?

Question

For the reaction of hydrochloric acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide, are the products or reactants favored?

Question 4 options:

a.	products
b.	reactants

Answer 1

Balanced chemical equation is:

HCl + NaOH ⇌ NaCl + H₂O

This is a neutralization reaction between a strong acid (HCl) and a strong base (NaOH). Because of this, this reaction highly favors the products (and is also highly exothermic).