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Classify each salt as acidic salt, basic salt, or neutral salt. Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.1) KNO32) NaClO3) NH4Cl

Jules Bruno · Accepted Answer

Ionic salts are made up of positively charged ion (cation) and a negatively charged ion (anion). To determine if the ionic salt would be acidic, basic, or neutral, we need to identify the acidity or basicity of the cation and anion.For cations:• transition metal▪ charge of +2 or higher → acidic▪ less than +2 → neutral solution• main group metal[readmore]▪ charge of +3 or higher → acidic▪ less than +3 → neutral solution • amines - compounds with only nitrogen or hydrogen (i,e. NH3) or with carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen▪ positive amines → acidicFor anions:• To determine if an anion is basic or neutral you must add an H+ to it.▪ If adding an H+ creates a weak acid → negative ion is basic▪ if adding an H+ creates a strong acid → negative ion is neutralLet's determine the acidity/basicity of the cation/anion in each salt and the overall acidity/basicity of the salt.1) KNO3• K+▪ main group metal → group 1A → +1 charge▪ less than +3 → neutral• NO3‑▪ add H+:          NO3- + H+ → HNO3▪ HNO3 → strong acid▪ NO3‑ → neutral• overall▪ neutral + neutral → neutral2) NaClO Na+▪ main group metal → group 1A → +1 charge▪ less than +3 → neutral• ClO‑▪ add H+:          ClO- + H+ → HClO▪ HClO → weak acid▪ ClO- → basic• overall▪ neutral + basic → basic3) NH4Cl• NH4+▪ polyatomic ion → positively charged amine → acidic• Cl‑▪ add H+:          Cl- + H+ → HCl▪ HCl → strong acid▪ Cl- → neutral• overall▪ acidic + neutral → acidic1) KNO3 → neutral2) NaClO → basic3) NH4Cl → acidic

Problem: Classify each salt as acidic salt, basic salt, or neutral salt. Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.1) KNO32) NaClO3) NH4Cl

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Problem: Classify each salt as acidic salt, basic salt, or neutral salt. Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.1) KNO32) NaClO3) NH4Cl

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