Salts

[Milli Zunich 3I]

Are there salts that are both acidic and basic?

[Elaine Steinberg 3H]

Salts will be either basic, acidic, or neutral. They will not be both at the same time.
How basic or acidic is dependent on the relative strengths of the parent acid and base. A salt made from a strong acid and strong base will result in a neutral salt, while a strong acid but weak base will result in a more acidic salt.

[Akshat Katoch 2K]

No, salts can only be acidic or basic, or neutral. They can not be two things at the same time, only one. So salts can be acidic but they can not be acidic and basic or any other type of combination.

[Kainath Kamil Dis 2K]

Salts can be acidic, basic, or neutral. Whether they are acidic or basic has to do with what direction of the equilibrium it points to. It cannot be on both sides at the same time.

[Meia Schram 1J]

Salts can only be acidic, basic, or neutral. They aren't like amphoteric that could be a base or an acid depending on the reaction.

[Vanessa Wiratmo 3k]

Hello,

Salts can only be acidic, basic, or neutral. They cannot be both at the same time. I think you might be thinking of amphoteric compounds in which those are compounds that can act as an acid or base depending on the situation/type of solution it is placed in. Amphoteric oxides can form salts. When a strong base reacts with a strong acid, a neutral salt is formed. When a strong base reacts with a weak acid, a basic salt is formed. When a strong acid reacts with a weak base, an acidic salt is formed.

[Jennifer Kainth 3L]

No, salts can only be acidic or basic, or neutral.

[Vashe Sundar 3H]

No, salts can only be acidic, basic, or neutral. If you find a salt that seems to both be acidic or basic, it might be classified as neutral, but it cannot be classified both as acidic and basic.

[Milli Zunich 3I]

Salts will be either basic, acidic, or neutral. They will not be both at the same time.
How basic or acidic is dependent on the relative strengths of the parent acid and base. A salt made from a strong acid and strong base will result in a neutral salt, while a strong acid but weak base will result in a more acidic salt.

Ah, thank you! That made it very clear.

[Denise Chavez 2G]

Salts can only be classified as either acidic, basic, or neutral. They cannot be classified as more than one of those.

[905740390]

They cannot be classified as both. It is going to be acidic, basic, or neutral.