Question

Would someone be able to explain the difference between salts and normal weak/strong acids/bases? I'm trying to learn solubility and acid base equilibrium and I'm not sure what the 'salt' means and how this relates to if something is more or less soluble in an acid or a base. thank you!

Answer 1

First of all, the definitions, Acid Acids are those which upon dissolution in wates gives up HP / proton. Now, strong acid meay an acid which will dissociate easily 8 1004 , but an weak acid is only partially dissociated Base: Bases are those, which upon dissolution in watcs gives up OH-ion. Strong base is which gives up oH faster and weak means pastial dissociation, Salt. Now, salt is produced when an acid 8 a base react to each other. A Thus, we haver HA + BOH AB ftho. Acid Base salt Now, the salts are a mixture of both the acid 8 base, & forme a ionic crystal of AB. This AB again can be dissolved in wates and it will dissociate into again HASBOH, and the solution will again home acid & Base Character Now, the nature of the solution formed by this salt will be dependent on the nature of the acid 8 base forming the salt. If the salt is made up of weak aid s strong base, then the salt solution will give a basic solution.