Question
Name the salt which on hydrolysis forms
(a) Acidic
(b) Basic acid
(c) Neutral solution. Give a balanced equation for each reaction.

Answer

(a) Iron chloride $\left( FeCl _3\right)$
$FeCl_3+3 H_2 O \rightarrow 3 HCl+Fe(OH)_3$
(b) Ammonium acetate $\left( CH _3 COONH _4\right)$
$CH_3 COONH_4+H_2 O \rightarrow CH_3 COOH+NH_4 OH$
(c) Sodium chloride
$NaCl_{(s)}+H_2 O \rightarrow Na_{(aq)}^{+} OH_{(aq)}^{-}+H_2 O$

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