Manipal MET2021ChemistrySome Basic Concepts of Chemistry
100 mL of 1.0 M HCl are mixed with 75 mL of 1.0 M Na ₂ CO ₃ . The resulting solution will be :
Options
- Aacidic
- Bbasic
- Cneutral
- Damphoteric
Correct answer
B. basic
Step-by-step solution
Na ₂ CO ₃+2 HCl -2 NaCl + H ₂ O + CO ₂ Meq of HCl =1.0 100 Meq of Na ₂ CO ₃=2 1.0 75=150 Thus, Na ₂ CO ₃ is in excess, and being the salt of weak acid ( H ₂ CO ₃ ) and strong base ( NaOH ) , undergoes hydrolysis to produce basic character. Na ₂ CO ₃+2 H ₂ O 2 Na ⁺+2 OH ⁻+ H ₂ CO ₃