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salts (acidic or basic)

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:00 pm
by jlma110
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?

Re: salts (acidic or basic)

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:56 pm
by Xen
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.