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Sodium chloride is a salt; the water solution is neutral.

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Is NaCI an acid or base?

NaCl, which is sodium chloride, is neither an acid nor a base. It is a salt that is formed by the reaction of a base (sodium hydroxide) with an acid (hydrochloric acid). When dissolved in water, NaCl dissociates into Na+ and Cl- ions, neither of which contribute to the acidity or basicity of the solution.


Why NACL solution is neutral?

Sodium Chloride (NaCl) solution is neutral because Sodium has a valency of +1 and Chlorine has a valency of -1 which means when they form a bond it is neutral. e.g. 1 - 1 = 0 Therefore, NaCl solution is neutral. If you are referring to it being neutral in terms of pH, it is because the Na+ and Cl- ions are pH neutral. In acid base terms NaCl is the salt of a strong acid (hydrochloric acid HCl) and a strong base (NaOH).


Is NaCl a strong base?

You can take sodium chloride to be pretty much neutral. In water, it dissociates into sodium and chlorine ions. The chlorine acts as a weak Bronsted base (It's the conjugate base of HCl), but the sodium acts a weak bronsted acid (It's the conjugate acid of NaOH).


Is Na-Cl an acid or base?

Sodium chloride solution is neutral; NaCl is a salt.


Is NaCl a weak acid?

No, NaCl is neither an acid, weak acid, or a (weak) base. It is considered a salt.


Why is HCl and NaCl a good buffer?

No, NaOH is a strong base and NaCl is the salt of a strong acid and a strong base and so has no acidic or basic properties. A buffer solution requires an acidic or basic salt and the corresponding weak acid or base.


Is NaCl (aq) an acidic neutral or basic solution?

A strange question, as not /every/ strong acid and strong base will form an NaCl solution. Was the real question maybe: "Which strong acid with which strong base can form an NaCl solution?" (which sounds a lot like a chemistry quiz question...) to which the answer would be: Hydrochloric acid (HCl) with equimolar amounts of Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) (both naturally as aqueous solutions) will form an aqueous solution of NaCl: HCl + NaOH --> H+ + Cl- + Na+ + OH- --> H2O + Na+ + Cl-


Is NaCl an acid or a base?

NaCl is a salt formed by combination of a strong acid and a strong base, so it can't be put in simple acid or base category.


A reaction between an acid and a base is?

It is called an acid-base reaction. The product is called a salt. For example: NaOH + HCl -> NaCl + H2O NaOH is the base. HCl is the acid. NaCl is the salt. H2O is water.


What is the process of acid base neutralization?

In acid base neutralisation, both the acid and the base react with each other to form salt and water. Ex: hcl+naoh --> nacl + hoh here, acid-hcl base-naoh salt-nacl water-hoh


What acid reacts with sodium hydroxide to form sodium chloride solution?

Hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide to form sodium chloride (NaCl) solution along with water. This reaction is a classic example of an acid-base neutralization reaction.


Is NaCI a base or an acid or salt?

NaCl is a salt.