Question

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If the following salts are dissolved in water, will the resulting solution be acidic, neutral, or basic? NaF, BaCl, NH₄C₂H₃O₂ Can you please explain why also.

Answer 1

1.

if NaF is dissolved in water, the reaction is

NaF + H2O NaOH (strong base) + HF (weak acid)

so the solution is basic

2.

if BaCl2 is dissolved in water, the reaction is

BaCl2 + 2H2O Ba(OH)2 (strong base) + 2HCl (strong acid)

so the solution is neutral

3.

if NH4C2H3O2 is dissolved in water

NH4C2H3O2 + H2O NH4OH (weak base)+ HC2H3O2 (weak acid)

so the solution is neutral