Question

Identify the following salts as acidic, basic or neutral and write their formulas in appropriate boxes

provided below.

Sodium acetate, potassium sulphate, copper chloride, sodium nitrate, zinc sulphate, potassium formate​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sodium acetate

Sodium acetate is an organic sodium salt. It contains an acetate. ChEBI. Sodium Acetate is chemically designated CH3COONa, a hygroscopic powder very soluble in water. Sodium acetate could be used as additives in food, industry, concrete manufacture, heating pads and in buffer solutions.

Potassium sulfate

Chemical compound

Potassium sulfate or potassium sulphate, also called sulphate of potash, arcanite, or archaically potash of sulfur, is the inorganic compound with formula K₂SO₄, a white water-soluble solid. It is commonly used in fertilizers, providing both potassium and sulfur.

Copper(I) chloride

Copper(I) chloride, commonly called cuprous chloride, is the lower chloride of copper, with the formula CuCl. The substance is a white solid sparingly soluble in water, but very soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid. Impure samples appear green due to the presence of copper(II) chloride (CuCl2).

sodium nitrate

NaNO3

IUPAC ID: Sodium nitrate

Molar mass: 84.9947 g/mol

What is the formula for zinc sulphate?

ZnSO₄

Zinc sulfate/Formula

What is potassium formate formula?

CHKO2

Potassium formate/Formula