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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If an athlete has X joules of mechanical energy at the top of the hill, he will have the same X amount of energy at the bottom of the hill.
<h3>What is mechanical energy?</h3>
Mechanical energy is the addition of kinetic and potential energy. It can be either kinetic or potential energy.
It is the energy possessed by the position or the motion of the body.
It is the energy present to perform any work.
So, the athlete will have X joule of energy at the top and bottom of the hill.
Thus, the correct option is a, X joules.
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b) law of conservation of energy
Answer:As predicted by VSEPR theory, the molecule adopts a "bent" molecular geometry similar to that of water.
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