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Can someone explain this
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Fizzy_Cyst
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Salts are formed via neutralisation rxn:
Acid + Base --> Salt + water
Seeing as the salt is slightly basic, that means that the reactant base is stronger than the reactant acid.
Therefore, HCN must be a weak acid in solution (I.e., answer is A)
Alternatively, this about it in terms of conjugate acid/base pairs. If CN- is weakly basic, HCN must be weakly acidic.
Acid + Base --> Salt + water
Seeing as the salt is slightly basic, that means that the reactant base is stronger than the reactant acid.
Therefore, HCN must be a weak acid in solution (I.e., answer is A)
Alternatively, this about it in terms of conjugate acid/base pairs. If CN- is weakly basic, HCN must be weakly acidic.
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