Identifying which part of the salt does not affect PH

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ConnorRazmaDis2I
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Identifying which part of the salt does not affect PH

Postby ConnorRazmaDis2I » Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:34 pm

When looking at the chemical formula of a salt is there any quick way to tell which part of the salt is not present in the chemical reaction and therefore does not affect PH.

Jessica Chen 1F
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Re: Identifying which part of the salt does not affect PH

Postby Jessica Chen 1F » Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:49 pm

The anions of strong acids, which include Cl-, Br-, I-, NO3-, ClO4-, are such weak bases that they have no significant effect on the pH of a solution so they are basically neutral.

The cations of Group ½ elements (also those with charge +1 from other groups) are such weak acids that the hydrated ions do not act as Bronsted acids, so they are basically neutral cations (e.g. Li+, Na+, etc.)


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