Are salts always neutral? Or can you have acidic/basic salts? Why or why not?
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Salts (Acidic/Basic)
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Re: Salts (Acidic/Basic)
No salts can be either acidic or basic. A salt is typically found to be neutral if it was formed by the combination of a strong acid and a strong base. However, when dealing with weak acid or weak bases the salts often are not. For example, FeCl3 is a salt, however, when aqueous Fe3+ acts in acidic manner being an electron acceptor which is the definition of a lewis acid. Hope this helps!
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Re: Salts (Acidic/Basic)
Salts can be acidic or basic in addition to being neutral, and it just depends on the acidity/basicity of the reaction that forms the salt in question!
Re: Salts (Acidic/Basic)
Salts can be neutral, acidic, or basic depending on the cation/anion within the salt that is derived from a strong/weak base or acid. Sometimes both the cation and anion will be strong or weak making the salt neutral.
Re: Salts (Acidic/Basic)
Hi! Salt can either be acidic, basic, or neutral. It depends on the components of the salt and their pH, which would influence the acidity of the salt.
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