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PART - 1 CH - 2 Acids, Bases and Salts — Science STD 10 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10SciencePART - 1 CH - 2 Acids, Bases and Salts2 Marks
Question
Give scientific reason:
An aqueous solution of NaCl is neutral.
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Answer

NaCl is a salt and it produces strong acid $( HCl )$ and strong base $( NaOH )$ in water. Hence. concentration of $H ^{+}( aq )$ ions and concentration of $OH ^{-}( aq )$ ions are equal in the solution and solution shows neutral behaviour. Therefore an aqueous solution of NaCl is neutral.

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