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State whether 0.1 M solutions of each of the following salts are acidic, basic, or neutral. explain your reasoning for each by writing a balanced net ionic equation to describe the behavior of each non-neutral salt in water: NaCN, KNO3, NH4Cl, NaHCO3, and Na3PO4
NEUTRAL SALT : salt formed by the combination of a strong acid and stong base.
ACIDIC SALT: salt formed by strong cid and weak base
BASIC SALT: salt formed by wak acid and strong base.
1.NaCN + H2O
NaOH + HCN ( this concludes that NaCN salt is formed by weak acid
and strong base) so NaCN is a basic salt.
2. KNO3 + H2O
KOH +HNO3 ( HNO3 = strong acid, KOH = strong
base) therefore KNO3 is a neutral salt.
3.NH4CL +H2O
NH4OH + HCl (NH4OH = weak base, HCl=strong
acid) and NH4Cl is a acidic salt
.4.NaHCO3 + H2O
NaOH +H2CO3 ( NaOH =strong base,
H2CO3=weak base) therefore NaHCO3
is a basic salt,
5.Na3PO4 +
H2O
NaOH + H3PO4 ( H3PO4 =
strong acid, NaOH= strong base) therefore
Na3PO4 is a neutral salt.