Practice: Which of the following compounds would decrease the pH of solution?
a) SrBr2 b) KSH c) NaN3 d) NiP e) Hg2Cl2
Ionic Salts are created from the neutralization reaction between an acid and a base
Acid – Base Neutralization
Concept #1: Ionic Salts represent ionic compounds that possess acidic, basic or neutral properties
Concept #2: Cations can be are acidic or neutral.
Example #1: Which of the following reactions will create an acidic solution when dissolved in an aqueous solvent?
a) NaF b) LiC2H3O2 c) MnCl5 d) SrS e) CaCN
Concept #3: An acidic cation has its solubility affected by changes in pH of their environment.
Example #2: Which of the following compounds will be the most soluble in a basic solution?
a) C6H5NH3Br b) CoCN c) BaBr2 d) Pb(OH)2 e) KOCl
Concept #4: Anions can be either basic or neutral.
Example #3: Which of the following compounds will create a basic solution when dissolved in H2O?
a) AgCl b) LiNO2 c) Ca(ClO4)2 d) CoBr e) NaI
Practice: Which of the following compounds would increase the pH of solution?
a) SrBr2 b) K c) NaN3 d) NiBr2 e) Hg2Cl2
Example #4: What will happen to the solubility of CoC3H5O3 when it is placed into a solution with a pH = 4.0?
a) It will decrease b) It will increase c) No change d) Not enough information
Practice: Which of the following compounds would have an increase in solubility when placed into an acidic solution?
a) CaBr2 b) NaI c) KCN d) LiNO3 e) Hg2Br2
