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What is/are the product(s) of a neutralization reaction of a carboxylic acid?
A. A carboxylate salt
B. a carboxylate salt and water
C. a base and water
D. A neutral compound and water
I know the answer to this is [Co(en)3]3+ + 2(diet) --> [Co(diet)2]3+ + 3en
I dont understand why there would be only 2 diet molecules in the reaction instead of 3 since it is also a neutral molecule like en.
solve this problem(you can do only the explaination that why the bulky base must be used in this reaction.)