Question

Explain that sulphuric acid is a dibasic acid by giving its ionization reactions in water. How many types of salt can be prepared when it reacts with sodium hydroxide? Name them. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Each acid can form as many kinds of salts, as it has hydrogen ions. Sulphuric acid can form two kinds of salts, i.e., SO42- and HSO4–. It ionizes in water to form two hydrogen ions. Hence, it is said to be dibasic

Answer 2

Explanation:

Sulphuric acid is a dibasic acid which means that on dissociation it will give two hydrogen ions and a sulphate ion.

H

2

SO

4

→2H

+

+SO

4

2−

It is a strong acid and hence it undergoes complete ionization.

When H

2

SO

4

reacts with strong base it leads to formation of neutral salts and when it reacts with weak base then the salt produced is acidic in nature. This happens through the neutralization reaction.