WAEC - Chemistry (2022 - No. 20)
Which of the following acids would form normal salt only?
Tetraoxosulphate(VI) acid
Trioxonitrate(V) acid
Tetraoxophosphate(V) acid
Trioxosulphate(IV) acid
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Normal salts are formed when all the replaceable hydrogen ions in the acid have been completely replaced by metallic ions. Trioxonitrate(V) acid, HNO\(_3\) has only one replaceable hydrogen ion(monobasic), that can be replaced by a metallic ion or ammonium ion. Thus, it cannot form an acidic nor basis salt or any other type aside normal salt.