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Q.Enthalpy of neutralization is always a constant when a strong acid is neutralized by a strong base: account for the statement.

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Step 1. Per Arrhenius's theory of acids and bases, strong acids and strong bases both ionise COMPLETELY in aqueous solution, producing H+H^+ and OH−OH^- ions respectively (rather than remaining as partly-undissociated molecules).

Step 2. So whichever specific strong acid and strong base are mixed -- HCl+NaOHHCl+NaOH, HCl+KOHHCl+KOH, HNO3+KOHHNO_3+KOH, or H2SO4+2KOHH_2SO_4+2KOH -- the counter-ions (Na+Na^+, K+K^+, Cl−Cl^-, NO3−NO_3^-, SO42−SO_4^{2-}) are all merely SPECTATORS that never actually react. …

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