Are the following water-soluble substances are strong acids, strong bases, or neither (a neutral salt)?
Hint: can you use a chemical equation to determine the ions in the solution?
(a) NaOH(s)
The dissociation of NaOH increases the concentration of ---Select--- hydronium / hydrogen ions hydroxide ions neither hydrogen nor hydroxide ions in the solution. These ions can ---Select--- accept protons from donate protons to the solution, forming water. Therefore, NaOH acts as ---Select--- an acid a base neither an acid nor a base .
(b) RbClO4(s)
The dissociation of RbClO4 increases the concentration of ---Select--- hydronium / hydrogen ions hydroxide ions neither hydrogen nor hydroxide ions in the solution. Therefore, RbClO4 acts as ---Select--- an acid a base neither an acid nor a base .
(c) HNO3(l)
The dissociation of HNO3 increases the concentration of ---Select--- hydronium / hydrogen ions hydroxide ions neither hydrogen nor hydroxide ions in the solution. Therefore, HNO3 acts as ---Select--- an acid a base neither an acid nor a base .