salts (acidic or basic)

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salts (acidic or basic)

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How can I tell if a salt is acidic or basic. ex: if I am given NaF how can I tell that it is basic?
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jlma110 wrote:How can I tell if a salt is acidic or basic. ex: if I am given NaF how can I tell that it is basic?
If a salt is formed by a strong acid and a weak base it's acidic.
If a salt is formed by a weak acid and a strong base it's basic.
For instance NaF is basic.
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