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Offline Jaccobtw

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Salts that Yield Neutral Solutions
« on: June 17, 2019, 11:42:52 AM »
In my textbook, it says that the reaction:

HNO3(l) + H2O(l)  :rarrow: NO3- + H3O+ yields a neutral solution. How can this be when H3O+ is yielded? Should't it yield an acidic solution?

Same with this reaction:

NaOH(s) + H2O  :rarrow: Na+ (aq) + OH- (aq)

Shouldn't this yield a basic solution?
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Offline wildfyr

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Re: Salts that Yield Neutral Solutions
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2019, 11:47:03 AM »
You are perfectly correct. Typo in book?
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Re: Salts that Yield Neutral Solutions
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2019, 02:10:18 PM »
Maybe it meant the combination of these. "A salt consisting of the anion of a strong acid and the cation of a strong base yields a neutral solution [because neither ion reacts with water]"
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Re: Salts that Yield Neutral Solutions
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2019, 06:50:30 PM »
Would they not be talking about electrical / charge neutrality as opposed to pH?
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