NEUTRALIZATION AND HYDROLYSIS WORKSHEET

Salt solutions may be acidic, basic or neutral depending on the original acid and base that formed
the salt.
strong acid + strong base neutral salt
strong acid + weak base acidic salt
weak acid + strong base basic salt
A weak acid and a weak base will produce any type of solution depending upon the relative
strengths of the acid and base involved.

1. Acid + Base ______________ + _________________

2. Write a balanced equation for the following
a. HCl + NaOH ___________________________________________________
b. H2SO4 + KOH __________________________________________________
c. HNO2 + LiOH __________________________________________________
3. In the above reactions, label the strong and weak acids and bases.
Go to http://www.chemteam.info/AcidBase/Hydrolysis.html and read through parts I and II.
http://www.chemteam.info/AcidBase/HydrolysisCalcsIntro.html and read through parts I and II
http://www.chemteam.info/AcidBase/HydrolysisCalcsSaltsWB.html read and work through problems in parts I and II

Complete the table below for each of the following salts.

SALT
PARENT ACID
PARENT BASE
1. KCl
2. NH4NO3
3. Na3PO4
4. CaSO4
5. AlBr3
6. CuI2
7. MgF2
8. NaNO3
9. LiC2H3O2
10. ZnCl2
11. SrSO4
12. Ba3(PO4)2
4. In question 2A, label the salts as acidic, basic or neutral.

TYPE OF SOLUTION
acidic, basic, neutral