Salt solutions with basic anions

[Beverly Lauring 1L]

In the lecture notes on calculating the pH of a salt solution, the notes say "if it is a salt with a basic anion, then pH>7 and calculate the concentration of OH-. I was wondering if someone could please give an example of this type of salt? Thanks.

[Jessie Romero 1G]

An example of a salt with a basic anion is LiCN. Lithium is a neutral cation since it's a Group I element, and CN- is a basic anion because it is a conjugate base of a weak acid, HCN. The pH is greater than 7 because higher pH means it is more basic than acid, so a basic salt leads to higher pH, hopefully this helps!