- Chosen by Voters I always knew those reactions as acid-base reactions. The process of acids and bases reacting is called neutralisation. The product is a salt and water.Acid + Base = Salt + Water.Oh btw some people like me who aren't chemists tend to use the words base and alkali synonymously, but technically, I think, an alkali is a solution of a soluble base. Edited 11 months ago 100% 1 Vote