he table below lists some acids and bases. Strong acids Weak acids Weak bases Strong bases HBr CH3COOH NH3 NaOH HNO3 HCOOH NH4OH KOH H2SO4 Ca(OH)2 Which salt has a pH < 7?
A) KBr
B) HCOOK
C) CaSO4
D) NH4NO3

Respuesta :

The answer is D)NH4NO3

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Answer : Option D) [tex]NH_{4}NO_{3}[/tex]

Explanation :

Amongst the given list of acids and bases, following are the strong acids and weak acids

Strong Acid: HBr, [tex]HNO_{3}[/tex] and [tex]H_{2}SO_{4}[/tex]

Weak Acid: [tex]CH_{3}COOH[/tex] and HCOOH

And strong bases with weak bases are given below;

Strong Base: NaOH, KOH and [tex]Ca(OH)_{2}[/tex]

Weak Base: [tex]NH_{4}OH[/tex] and [tex]NH_{3} [/tex]


Now, Acid  + Base    →    Salt   + Water

so, the salt of strong acid and weak base which will have pH < 7

will be [tex]NH_{4}NO_{3}[/tex]

because of the following acid base reaction (neutralization reaction)

[tex] HNO_{3}[/tex]     +      [tex]NH_{4}OH[/tex]   ↔    [tex]NH_{4}NO_{3}[/tex]    +    [tex]H_{2}O[/tex]

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