In this assignment you will be asked to classify aqueous solutions of salts as to whether they are acidic, basic, or neutral. This is most easily done by first identifying how both the cation and anion affect the pH of the solution and then by combining the effects. After predicting the acid-base properties of these salts, you will then test your predictions in the laboratory. 1. State whether 0.1 M solutions of each of the following salts are acidic, basic, or neutral. Explain your reasoning for each by writing ionic equations to describe the behavior of each salt in water: NACN, KNO3, NH4CI, NaHCO3, and Na3PO4, NaCN:
KNO3:
NH4CI:
NaHCO3:
Na3PO4: