More About Salts
Chapter Name : Acids Bases And Salts |
Sub Topic Code : 102_10_02_05_02 |
Topic Name : More About Salts |
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Sub Topic Name : Ph Of Salts |
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Introduction
Solution of any salt has a pH.
Pre-Requisites:
Salt, pH, acids, bases
Activity:
Make a solution of few salts and do the litmus paper test.
Real Life Question:
Commone table salt solution will be basic or acidic?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Neutral salt | pH of solution=7 Strong Acid+Strong base |
| Acidic Salt | pH of solution<7 Strong Acid+weak base |
| Basic Salt | pH of solution>7 weak Acid+Strong base |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Table of salts | Observe the ions and now classify them. |
Real life uses :
From this we can predict how the solution of a particular salt is gonna be
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| NaCl, the common salt we use in food | its a neutral salt |
What you learn in Theory:
pH of salts, acidic salts, basic salts, neutral salts
What you learn in Practice:
How to predict the salt solution behavior