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The presumption 'salts are neutral' is, generally speaking, not true.
Only salts from
- anions conjugated with strong acids (like Cl- and NO3-)
and
- cations from earth alkali and alkali metal ions (mono- and di-valent positives)
Acetates, sulfides, carbonates are weakly basic salts (pH>9.5) because they can 'absorb' some H+ from water, thus leaving a small excess OH- ions to raise pH above neutral.
On the otherhand (trivalent) Al-nitrate and Fe(III)-chloride aare weakly acid (pH<4.5) because they 'absorb' some OH- from water, thus leaving a small excess H+ ions to lower pH beyond neutral value 7.
Last but not least: ammonium (NH4+)-salts are acidic because it is directly conjugated to the basic NH3:
NH4+ <--> NH3 + H+
What else can I help you with?
What product of an acid base is an ionic compound?
The resulting salt from the reaction.
Why can the pH of dissolved salts vary?
Because salts can be in water solutions neutral, acidic or basic.
Are salts cations?
Salts are composed of both cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negatively charged ions). In a salt compound, the positively charged cations are paired with negatively charged anions to form a neutral compound.
Do all neutralization process neutral salts is produce?
Neutralization reactions (combination of a base and an acid) will always produce a salt and water, with salt meaning any ionic compound that isn't an oxide.
What does it mean when a solution is being neutral?
true
What is simple salts?
a neutral compound which made from cation and anion is called simple salt
Is neutral a property of all salts?
Not all salts are neutral in water solutions.
What do salts normally have a PH of?
Water solutions of salts can be neutral, acidic or basic.
Is NaNO a base?
No, al sodium salts (containing Na+) and all nitrite (containing NO2-) and nitrate (containing NO3-) salts are neutral salts (pH = 7 in solution of these).More overever: NaNO is not an exsisting compound!
How do salts form and why they are neutral?
1. Salts are the products of reactions between acids and bases. 2. Salts in solution can be acidic, basic or neutral.
Are salts acids?
No; salts can be acidic, basic or neutral.
Are salts all acids?
No; salts can be acidic, basic or neutral.
How will you justify salts are neutral compound?
Salts are neutral compounds because they are formed from the reaction between an acid and a base, which neutralizes the acidic and basic properties. Salt molecules have equal numbers of positive and negative ions, resulting in a net charge of zero, making them electrically neutral.
Which property do salts have in common?
All salts are ionic compound.
Are salts an example of an ionic compound?
Salts are ionic compounds.
Is salt an antacid?
No. Salts are produced in a neutralization reaction, an antacid is an alkali, used for a neutralization reaction. Salts are not antacids but are products of reactions using antacids. Hope I was helpful.
What product of an acid base is an ionic compound?
The resulting salt from the reaction.
