Acid-Base Properties of Salt Solutions
A. Salts That Yield Neutral Solutions: the anion of a strong acid and
the cation of a strong base (the ions do not react with water)
The anion of a strong acid is a much weaker base than water (HNO3).
The cation of a strong base only becomes hydrated (NaOH).
HNO3(l) + H2O(l) NO3-(aq) + H3O+(aq)
NaOH(s) Na+(aq) + OH-(aq)
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