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To consider whether a particular salt will behave as an acid or an alkali, or neither, you need to consider if the ions it is made of have any tendency to be a proton acceptor or a proton donor. (Bronsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases) The calcium ion does not really. But the carbonate ion can react with water when dissolved, by accepting a proton from the water, and leaving an excess of hydroxide ion in the water, thus it will be (slightly) alkaline. However, calcium carbonate is not very soluble, so this effect will not be very great.
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∙ 14y agoCalcium chloride is not an acid, it is a salt. It does not increase the hydronium concentration in water. Hydrogen chloride, or hydrochloric acid (HCl), is a strong acid. Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) is a strong base.
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∙ 13y agoCalcium Chloride is neither acid nor base but a neutral salt.
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What is produced when hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium carbonate?
Hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium carbonate to produce calcium chloride, carbon dioxide and water. The balanced reaction is shown below: CaCO3 + 2HCl --> CaCl2 + CO2 + H2O This reaction is effervescent since CO2 bubbles will be seen. Also it is an example of a neutralization reaction in which hydrochloric acid is a strong acid and calcium chloride is weak base.
Are strong and weak bases examples of strong electrolytes?
Salt water, battery acid, lemon juice, orange juice etc.
Is calcium carbonate a salt base or acid?
Calcium carbonate is an alkali salt. Alkali salts are bases, and are formed from the neutralization reaction between a strong base and a weak acid. For example: Ca(OH)2 + H2CO3 --> CaCO3 + H2O strong base + weak acid ---> alkali salt + water
Is chloroacetic acid a weak or a strong acid?
It is a weak acid.
Acetic acid- strong acid or weak acid?
Weak.
Is calcium bromide a strong acid weak acid strong base weak base or salt?
Calcium Bromide is a white, granular salt, very deliquescent, odorless, having a pungent, saline and bitter taste.
Is sodium chloride a strong or weak electrolyte?
Yes, because acetic acid is a weak acid (therefore it is a weak electrolyte), but NaCl is a salt that ionizes completely. In general salts and strong acids and bases are strong electrolyte, while weak acids and weak bases are weak electrolytes.
What is produced when hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium carbonate?
Hydrochloric acid reacts with calcium carbonate to produce calcium chloride, carbon dioxide and water. The balanced reaction is shown below: CaCO3 + 2HCl --> CaCl2 + CO2 + H2O This reaction is effervescent since CO2 bubbles will be seen. Also it is an example of a neutralization reaction in which hydrochloric acid is a strong acid and calcium chloride is weak base.
Are strong and weak bases examples of strong electrolytes?
Salt water, battery acid, lemon juice, orange juice etc.
Is calcium carbonate a salt base or acid?
Calcium carbonate is an alkali salt. Alkali salts are bases, and are formed from the neutralization reaction between a strong base and a weak acid. For example: Ca(OH)2 + H2CO3 --> CaCO3 + H2O strong base + weak acid ---> alkali salt + water
Acetic acid- strong acid or weak acid?
Weak.
Is chloroacetic acid a weak or a strong acid?
It is a weak acid.
Is phosphoric acid strong or weak acid?
it is weak acid :)
Can a strong electrolyte be a weak acid?
Strong acid is an expression in relation with the chemical properties of the acid and is used also in physical chemistry; dilute is a term only in relation with the concentration of the acid. Consequently strong acid and concentrated acid are not synonyms and a strong acid can be diluted.
Is MgCl2 a weak or strong acid?
It is a weak acid
What is a buffer solution made up of?
An acid base conjugate pair
Is calcium carbonate a buffer?
Yes. Calcium carbonate is a salt and is formed from calcium reacting with carbonic acid. The salts of weak acids function as buffers. Carbonic acid is a weak acid.
