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The calcium or other cation in the liming material replaces the hydrogen on the cation exchange. Next the hydrogen reacts with the carbonate or other anion in the lime material. The ultimate product of this reaction is water. The system is neutralized because the acidic hydrogen in the active zone becomes neutral water.
