C. Salts That Yield Basic Solutions: the anion of a weak acid and the
cation of a strong base (the anion acts as a weak base)
CH3COONa(s) Na+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq)
CH3COO-(aq) + H2O(l) CH3COOH(aq) + OH-(aq)
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