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Salts having common Basic Radicals-

                     1.  Calcium chloride (CaCl2) and calcium sulphate (CaSO4) → Calcium
                         family.
                     2.  Zinc Nitride (Zn3N2) and Zinc Phosphide (Zn3P2) → Zinc Family
                     3.  Ferrous Sulphate (FeSO4) and Ferrous Sulphide (FeS) → Ferrous
                         Family

                   •  Nature of Salts –
                       Salts may be of three types, depending on the strength of the parent Acid &
                       parent Base, it’s made up of.



               Acidic salt                                Basic Salt                                    Neutral salt
               Strong Acid                             strong Base                     Strong acid / Weak Acid
                       +                                               +                                          +                +
               Weak Base                              Weak Acid                        Strong Base / Weak Base















































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