Question

Sodium hydroxide is called a base but sodium chloride is a salt why

Answer 1

Answer:

because sodium chloride ion is neutral where sodium hydroxide is a base.

hope it helps you

Answer 2

Answer:

yai sab kuch H+ ion and OH- ion ka khel hai

Explanation:

actually whats happen

(H+)ions containing non matels compounds are called acid

(OH-) ions containing metals compounds are called base

but NaCl don't contain any of these ions which tell us that is not base and acid

now which compound which are not basic or acidic are cled salt

and we can say that compound which are neutral are called salt

defination of salt

a salt is a chemical compound consisting of an ionic assembly of cations and anions. Salts are composed of related numbers of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral.