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SAI International School
                                                       Class-X

                                               Subject_ Chemistry
                                          Topic- Acids, Bases & Salts
                                              Sub Topic- pH of Salts

                                                  LESSON NOTES
               Salts-
                      Salts are those compounds which are formed by the neutralization reaction
                       of an acid with a base.
                      Salts are electrically neutral.

                      Examples-
                              1.  HCl  +  NaOH      NaCl   +   H O
                                                                   2
                                  Acid          Base                    Salt            Water
                              2.  H SO    +   KOH      K SO   +  H O
                                                                       2
                                    2
                                                                4
                                                            2
                                        4
                                     Acid                Base                 Salt             Water
                              3.  HNO   +   Mg(OH)     Mg(NO )  +   H O
                                                                   3 2
                                                                            2
                                                     2
                                       3
                                  Acid                   Base                         Salt                    Water
                              4.  CH COOH  +  NaOH     CH COONa   +   H O
                                                                                  2
                                                                 3
                                     3
                                           Acid                     Base                     Salt                    Water
                       As evident above,
                                      The type of SALT depends on the parent Acid & parent base.
               SALTS may be characterised as–



               1.The family to which they belong 2.TheirNature (Acidic/ Basic/ Neutral).

                      Family of Salt:

               Salts belonging to same family mayhave–



               1. Common acidic radicals2. Common basic radicals


               Example:
               Salts having common Acidic Radicals-
                     1.  Sodium chloride (NaCl) and Calcium chloride (CaCl 2)Chloridefamily.
                     2.  Potassium sulphate (K SO )  and Magnesium Sulphate (MgSO ) 
                                                                                               4
                                                   2
                                                       4
                         Sulphate Family
                     3.  Silver Nitrate (AgNO ) and Copper Nitrate (Cu(NO ) )   Nitrate Family
                                                                                 3 2
                                                3
                Salts having common Basic Radicals-

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