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 4 - Reactions in Aqueous Solution - Exercises - Page 158: 4.35c

Answer

Salt and it exists completely as ions.

Work Step by Step

NaClO4 is the salt of Na+ and (ClO4)-. From table 4.1 we see that ClO4- is not on there, but since compounds with alkali metal cations are generally soluble, we can assume NaClO4 is also soluble in water. This means it will dissociate into ions.

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