Question

To determine 1 acidic and 1 basic radical given salt

Answer 1

Answer:

A salt consists of two parts known as radicals.

The positively charged part of a salt (cation) which has been derived from a base is known as basic radical.

The negatively charged part of the salt (anion) which has been derived from an acid is known as acidic radical.

Example: Salt Magnesium chloride is obtained by action of acid HCl and base Mg(OH)

2

.

Thus Mg

+2

ion is basic radical and Cl

−

is acidic radical.

2HCl+Mg(OH)

2

→MgCl

2

+2H

2

O

Acid Base Salt water