Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 18 - Ionic Equilibria I: Acids and Bases - Exercises - Salts of Strong Bases and Strong Acids - Page 745: 68

Answer

The strength of the conjugate pairs of each ion determines if the aqueous solution of this salt will be acidic, basic, or neutral.

Work Step by Step

For example, we can easily predict that $Na_3PO_4$ is basic, because $NaOH$ is stronger than $HP{O_4}^{2-}$
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