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Bath salt is typically composed of the items listed below.Identify each item as being acidic,basic,or neutral when dissolved in water.If a particular ingrediant does make an acidic or basic solution,describe how this occurs.
NaCl, Na2SO4, NaHCO3, sodium citrate, CaCl2
NaCl - neutral when dissolved in water.
NaCl is a salt of strong acidHCL and a strong base NaOH . thus does not undergo hydrolysis.
Thus its aquous solution is neutral.
Na2SO4 - its aqueous solution is also neutral as this is made up of a strong acid H2SO4 and strong base NaOH.
BOth the cation and anion do not hydrolyse in water , thus the solutionis neutral.
NaHCO3 - basic in aqueous solution.
It is made from a strong base NaOH and weak acid H2CO3 .
Thus the anion HCO3- undergoes hydrolysis increasing the [OH-] in water to makeit basic.
HCO3- + H2O ---------> H2CO3 + OH-
sodium citrate
Basic in water solutions as it is a salt of weak acid ctric acid and strong base NaoH
the anion citrate undergoes hydrolysis to gie weak acid citric acid and OH- ions. thus basic.
citrate + h2O --------------> citric acid + OH-
CaCl2
acidic in water solution
is a salt of weak base Ca(OH)2 and strong acid HCl.
Thus the cation Ca+2 undergoes hydrolysis to give weak base and H+ ions.
Ca+2 + 2H2O ----------> Ca(OH)2 + 2H+
Thus the solution is acidic.