Question

Determine whether each of the following salts will form a solution that is acidic, basic, or pH-neutral. Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.
Al(NO3)3
C2H5NH3NO3
NaClO
RbI
CH3NH3CN

Answer 1

Answer:

Al(NO₃)₃: Acidic.

C₂H₅NH₃NO₃: Acidic.

NaClO: Basic

RbI: pH-neutral

CH₃NH₃CN: Solution basic

Explanation:

The general rules to determine if a solution is acidic, basic or neutral are:

• If it is a salt of a strong acid and base, the solution will be pH-neutral.

• If it is a salt of a strong acid and a weak base, the solution will be acidic due to the hydrolysis of the weak base component (cation).

• If it is a salt of a strong base and a weak acid, the solution will be basic due to the hydrolysis of the weak acid component (anion).

For the salts:

Al(NO₃)₃. The repective acid is HNO₃ (Strong acid) and the base is Al(OH)₃ (Weak base). As the salt comes from strong acid and weak base. SOLUTION ACIDIC

C₂H₅NH₃NO₃. The acid is HNO₃ (Strong acid) and the base C₂H₅NH₃OH (Weak base). SOLUTION ACIDIC.

NaClO. Tha acid is HClO (weak acid), and the base NaOH (Strong base). SOLUTION BASIC.

RbI: The acid is HI (Strong acid) and the base RbOH (Strong base). pH-NEUTRAL

CH₃NH₃CN. The acid is HCN (weak acid; pKb = 4.79) and  the base CH₃NH₃OH (weak base; pKa = 10.64). Both weak acid and base will produce each hydrolisis. The lower pK will predominate. That is the weak acid. SOLUTION BASIC

Answer 2

Solution of Al(NO₃)₃ and C₂H₅NH₃NO₃ salts is acidic, NaClO is basic and of RbI & CH₃NH₃cyanide is neutral in nature.

What is pH?

pH of any solution tells about the acidity or basicity of the solution, pH of any solution ranges from 0 to 14 and from acidity to basicity.

• Al(NO₃)₃ is a salt which is formed by the mixing of strong acid HNO₃ (Nitric acid) and weak base Al(OH)₃, so the resultant solution of the salt is acidic in nature.
• C₂H₅NH₃NO₃ salt is formed by the mixing of strong acid HNO₃ (Nitric acid) and weak base C₂H₅NH₃OH, so the resultant solution of the salt is acidic in nature.
• NaClO is a salt of weak acid is HClO and strong base NaOH, so the resultant solution of the salt is basic in nature.
• RbI salt is formed by the combination of strong acid HI and strong base RbOH, so the resultant solution of the salt is neutral in nature.
• CH₃NH₃Cyanide is a salt of weak acid hydrogen cyanide and weak base CH₃NH₃OH,  so the resultant solution of the salt is neutral in nature.

Hence, appropriate differentiation was done above.

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