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A neutralization reaction is when an acid and a base react to form water and a salt and involves the combination of H+ ions and OH- ions to generate water. The neutralization of a strong acid and strong base has a pH equal to 7.  For example when HCl (Hydrochloric acid), a strong acid, reacts with NaOH, a strong base, the resulting salt is sodium chloride and water.

A homologous series is a group of organic compounds having similar structures and similar chemical properties in which the successive compounds differ by (CH2). Meaning of Homologous Series A homologous series refers to a series of carbon compounds which have a different number of carbon atoms. However, they contain the same functional group. In this series, a group of compounds share similar basic chemical makeup. Also, in such a series, the compounds show a difference in the number of iterations of a certain aspect of their structure. Properties of Homologous Series  Repeating unit is the most important characteristic of a homologous series. An example can be the alkaline group which consists of the CH2 repeating unit. What this means is that the compounds are identical with the notable exception of the number of CH2 units existing in the compound. Organic compounds certainly have functional groups. Moreover, these groups define the fundamental and basic properties of the compound. M