The pH of a salt solution depends on the strength of the acid and base from which the salt is formed. Salts of strong acid and strong base are neutral, salts of strong acid and weak base are acidic, and salts of weak acid and strong base are alkaline.
The solution of which one of the following will have pH less than 7?
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2018 · Topic: Acid, Base and Salt (Types of Salts (Acidic, Basic, Neutral))
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