{"id":183523,"date":"2025-01-16T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=183523"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:12:11","slug":"identify-the-following-salts-as-neutral-acidic-or-basic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/16\/identify-the-following-salts-as-neutral-acidic-or-basic\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify the following salts as neutral, acidic, or basic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Identify the following salts as neutral, acidic, or basic. Drag each item to the appropriate bin. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00b8 View Available Hint(s) NH,CIO. LiF|LiNOr |KCN NHCN NHBr SrBrz Neutral salts Acidic salts Reset Help Basic salts None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am unable to directly view images. However, based on the information provided in your query, I can help you classify the salts based on whether they are neutral, acidic, or basic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s break it down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. NH\u2084Cl (Ammonium chloride)<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Acidic<\/strong>: Ammonium chloride is formed from the reaction of a strong acid (HCl) and a weak base (NH\u2083, ammonia). When dissolved in water, it dissociates into NH\u2084\u207a (ammonium ion) and Cl\u207b (chloride ion). The ammonium ion (NH\u2084\u207a) acts as a weak acid and can donate protons, lowering the pH of the solution, making it acidic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    2. LiF (Lithium fluoride)<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Basic<\/strong>: Lithium fluoride is formed from the combination of a strong base (LiOH) and a weak acid (HF). When LiF dissolves in water, it dissociates into Li\u207a (lithium ion) and F\u207b (fluoride ion). The fluoride ion (F\u207b) is a conjugate base of a weak acid, and it can accept protons from water, resulting in the formation of OH\u207b (hydroxide ions), which makes the solution basic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      3. LiNO\u2083 (Lithium nitrate)<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Neutral<\/strong>: Lithium nitrate is a salt formed from a strong base (LiOH) and a strong acid (HNO\u2083). Both Li\u207a and NO\u2083\u207b ions do not hydrolyze in water significantly, and as a result, this salt does not affect the pH of the solution, making it neutral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        4. KCN (Potassium cyanide)<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Basic<\/strong>: Potassium cyanide is formed from a strong base (KOH) and a weak acid (HCN). When KCN dissolves in water, it dissociates into K\u207a (potassium ion) and CN\u207b (cyanide ion). The cyanide ion is a strong conjugate base of the weak acid HCN and can accept protons from water, increasing the concentration of OH\u207b ions, making the solution basic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          5. NH\u2084CN (Ammonium cyanide)<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • Acidic<\/strong>: Ammonium cyanide is formed from a weak acid (HCN) and a weak base (NH\u2083). In solution, NH\u2084\u207a (ammonium) tends to act as an acid and donate protons, while CN\u207b (cyanide) tends to act as a base and accept protons. However, the ammonium ion is generally the stronger of the two, so the overall solution will be acidic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            6. NH\u2084Br (Ammonium bromide)<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            • Acidic<\/strong>: Ammonium bromide is formed from a strong acid (HBr) and a weak base (NH\u2083). In water, NH\u2084\u207a (ammonium ion) will donate protons, lowering the pH and making the solution acidic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              7. SrBr\u2082 (Strontium bromide)<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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              • Neutral<\/strong>: Strontium bromide is a salt formed from a strong base (Sr(OH)\u2082) and a strong acid (HBr). Similar to LiNO\u2083, neither Sr\u00b2\u207a nor Br\u207b significantly affect the pH of the solution, making this salt neutral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                Summary Classification:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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                • Acidic salts<\/strong>: NH\u2084Cl, NH\u2084Br, NH\u2084CN<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Neutral salts<\/strong>: LiNO\u2083, SrBr\u2082<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Basic salts<\/strong>: LiF, KCN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  The behavior of a salt in solution depends on the relative strengths of the acid and base from which it is derived. If both are strong, the salt is typically neutral. If a strong acid and a weak base form the salt, it is acidic, and if a weak acid and a strong base form it, the salt tends to be basic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Identify the following salts as neutral, acidic, or basic. Drag each item to the appropriate bin. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00b8 View Available Hint(s) NH,CIO. LiF|LiNOr |KCN NHCN NHBr SrBrz Neutral salts Acidic salts Reset Help Basic salts None The Correct Answer and Explanation is : I am unable to directly view images. However, based on the information provided […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183523\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}