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Topic: How Can You Find Out If Salts Are Acidic, Neutral or Alkaline?  (Read 2787 times)

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How Can You Find Out If Salts Are Acidic, Neutral or Alkaline?
« on: August 13, 2011, 07:40:30 AM »
Hi,
How Can You Find Out If Salts Are Acidic, Neutral or Alkaline?Give ideas?
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Re: How Can You Find Out If Salts Are Acidic, Neutral or Alkaline?
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2011, 10:57:53 AM »
Dissolve the salt in water and then test the pH of the solution : litmus paper, phenolphthalein, methyl orange, pH paper etc.
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Re: How Can You Find Out If Salts Are Acidic, Neutral or Alkaline?
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2011, 12:07:05 PM »
There is a general rule that you can use. Usually a salt with a cation and an anion from strong base and strong acid will be neutral.

A salt with a cation from a strong base and an anion from a weak acid will be basic.

A salt with a cation from a weak base and an anion from a strong acid will be acidic.

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Re: How Can You Find Out If Salts Are Acidic, Neutral or Alkaline?
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2011, 02:56:46 PM »
Oops :P I thought i was supposed to give experimental ideas :P
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