Not always ammonium salts of weak acids form neutral solutions.
When formic acid reacts with ammonia, ammonium formate is produced:
HCO2H + NH3 ----> NH4HCO2
You already know that the weak conjugate bases of NH3 and HCO2H are NH4+ and HCO2, respectively.
How can the pH of the solution be calculated if the salt's anion causes the pH to rise and the salt's cation causes it to fall? The relative intensities of the basic anion and the acidic cation hold the key to the solution.
As was already established, formate is a weak base and will create hydroxide ions in water, whereas ammonium is a weak acid and will make hydronium ions in water.
NH4⁺ + H2O -----> NH3 + H3O⁺
HCO2⁻ + H2O -----> HCO2H + OH⁻
Since the acid ionization of NH4+ is more favored than the base ionization of HCO2-, the solution will be acidic.
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Answer:
18.018 seconds.
Explanation:
Given that the half life of Manganese, Mn = 3 seconds. The initial sample mass = 90.0 gram, the final sample mass = 1.40 gram.
The general idea to the question is to look for the time it will take to decay from the initial mass that is 90 gram to 1.40 gram.
Therefore, we will be making use of the formula below;
J(t) = J(o) × (1/2)^t/t(hL).
Where t(hL) is the half life, t is the time taken, J(t)= mass after time,t and J(o) is the initial mass. So, let us slot in the values into the equation above.
1.4 = 90 × (1/2)^ t/3.
1.4/90 = (1/2)^t/3.
t/3 = log(0.5) (1.4/90).
+Please note that the 0.5 of the log is at the subscript).
That is the base 0.5 logarithm of (1.4/90) 0.01556 is 6.0060141295.
t = 3 × 6.0060141295.
t = 18.018 seconds.
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Answer:
RbOH
Explanation:
For this question, we have to remember what is the definition of a base. A base is a compound that has the <u>ability to produce hydroxyl ions</u> 
, so:
With this in mind we can write the <u>reaction for each substance:</u>
The only compound that fits with the definition is 
, so this is our <u>base</u>.
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