Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.

Published by Prentice Hall

ISBN 10: 0321910419

ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 17 - Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria - Exercises - Page 770: 17.64c

Answer

$AuCl_3$ will not react with a strong acid.

Work Step by Step

1. Try to identify a base in the salt: There are no significant bases on $AuCl_3$, therefore, it cannot react with added acids. Since $Cl^-$ is the conjugate base of $HCl$, which is a strong acid, it is an insignificant base.

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