Question

When ammonium perchlorate, NH4ClO4, is dissolved in water, will it give an acidic, basic, or neutral solution? Ammonium perchlorate is a strong electrolyte.

Answer 1

Answer: The solution will be an acidic solution when ammonium perchlorate is dissolved in water.

Explanation:

Salts are formed when an acid reacts with a base during a neutralization reaction.

• When a strong acid and a weak base reacts, it leads to the formation of acidic salt.
• When a strong base and weak acid reacts, it leads to the formation of basic salt.
• When a strong acid and strong base or weak acid and weak base reacts, it leads to the formation of neutral salts.

Ammonium perchlorate is formed by the combination of perchloric acid $(HClO_4)$ which is a strong acid and ammonium hydroxide $(NH_4OH)$ which is a weak base.

So, the salt formed which is ammonium perchlorate is an acidic salt and its dissolution in water will make the solution acidic in nature.

$NH_4ClO_4+H_2O\rightarrow HClO_4+NH_4OH$

Hence, the solution will be an acidic solution when ammonium perchlorate is dissolved in water.