If the salt created from the reaction of a strong acid and a weak base is added to a solution, what will happen to the solution

Chemistry

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hoa [83]3 years ago

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Explanation:

When a salt is dissolved in water, the solution could be acidic, basic or neutral depending on the nature of acid and base from which the salt was formed.

When a salt is formed from a strong acid and a weak base, the salt solution is acidic.

For instance, NH4Cl is a salt formed from NH3 which is a weak base and HCl which is a strong acid. The salt hydrolyses as follows;

NH4^+(aq) + H2O(l) ------> H3O^+(aq) + NH3(aq)

Hence an acidic solution is formed.

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