Question

What is the pH of acid which is used in the formation of common salt?​

Answer 1

Question :-

• What is the pH of acid which is used in the formation of common salt?

Answer :-

• Acidic salt: The pH value of an acidic salt is less than 7. Basic salt: The pH value of a basic salt is more than 7. Sodium chloride is called as common salt. It is obtained from evaporation of sea water.

Answer 2

The pH of an acid that is used in the formation of common salt falls between 1 to 3.

• Common salt is formed as a result of the neutralization reaction along with water. A neutralization reaction involves the reaction of an acid and a  base which forms salt as their byproduct along with water.
• Common salt is chemically sodium chloride (NaCl) which forms when strong acid like hydrochloric acid (HCl) reacts with a strong base like sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
• The reaction occur is as follow:

        $HCl + NaOH$ → $NaCl$ + $H_{2}O$

• Here, HCl is a strong acid and the pH of the acid is always less than 7. But as the HCl is a strong acid so, the pH will lie between 1 to 3.

Hence, the pH of an acid will lie between 1 to 3.