{"id":211852,"date":"2025-05-05T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=211852"},"modified":"2025-05-05T08:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:48:04","slug":"which-is-a-salt-of-an-oxy-acid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/05\/which-is-a-salt-of-an-oxy-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is a salt of an oxy acid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which is a salt of an oxy acid?
A. sodium sulfate
B. magnesium chloride
C. boron nitride
D. carbon dioxide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is A. sodium sulfate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To understand why sodium sulfate<\/strong> is the salt of an oxyacid, we need to break down the concepts involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Oxyacids<\/strong>: These are acids that contain oxygen, hydrogen, and another element (usually a non-metal). The general formula for oxyacids is $\\text{H}_x\\text{EO}_y$, where $E$ is a non-metal and $O$ is oxygen. Examples include sulfuric acid ($\\text{H}_2\\text{SO}_4$), nitric acid ($\\text{HNO}_3$), and phosphoric acid ($\\text{H}_3\\text{PO}_4$).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Salts<\/strong>: A salt is a compound that results from the neutralization reaction between an acid and a base. When an acid reacts with a base, the hydrogen ions (H\u207a) from the acid are replaced by metal cations (positive ions) or ammonium ions (NH\u2084\u207a) from the base, forming a salt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Now let’s look at the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • A. Sodium sulfate<\/strong>: Sodium sulfate ($\\text{Na}_2\\text{SO}_4$) is the salt formed from sulfuric acid ($\\text{H}_2\\text{SO}_4$), which is an oxyacid. When sulfuric acid reacts with a base (like sodium hydroxide), the hydrogen ions are replaced by sodium ions (Na\u207a), resulting in the formation of sodium sulfate. Therefore, sodium sulfate is indeed a salt of an oxyacid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • B. Magnesium chloride<\/strong>: Magnesium chloride ($\\text{MgCl}_2$) is a salt, but it is formed from the reaction of magnesium (a metal) with hydrochloric acid ($\\text{HCl}$), which is a binary acid (not an oxyacid). Therefore, magnesium chloride is not a salt of an oxyacid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • C. Boron nitride<\/strong>: Boron nitride ($\\text{BN}$) is a compound made of boron and nitrogen, and it is not a salt. It does not result from an acid-base neutralization reaction, nor is it derived from an oxyacid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • D. Carbon dioxide<\/strong>: Carbon dioxide ($\\text{CO}_2$) is a gas and not a salt. It is a product of combustion or respiration and does not involve a salt formation process from an oxyacid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      In conclusion, sodium sulfate (A)<\/strong> is the only correct answer as it is a salt formed from an oxyacid (sulfuric acid).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Which is a salt of an oxy acid?A. sodium sulfateB. magnesium chlorideC. boron nitrideD. carbon dioxide The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is A. sodium sulfate. Explanation: To understand why sodium sulfate is the salt of an oxyacid, we need to break down the concepts involved. Now let’s look at the […]<\/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-211852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211852","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=211852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}