Free Salts and Hydrolysis MCQs with Answers

5 Salts and Hydrolysis MCQs from Chemistry, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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1. Which of the following is an acidic salt?

  • A. NH4Cl
  • B. NaCN
  • C. CH,COONa
  • D. K,SO,

Explanation: NH4Cl is a strong acidic salt because it form by strong acid HCl and ammonia

Correct answer: NH4Cl

2. NaHSO4 is a _ salt

  • A. Normal
  • B. Acidic
  • C. Basic
  • D. Amphoteric

Explanation: The explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Acidic

3. Soda ash has the chemical formula:

  • A. NaHCO3
  • B. NaCO3
  • C. Na2CO3
  • D. Ca(OH)2

Explanation: The explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Na2CO3

4. A solid compound dissolves readily in water to give a weakly alkaline solution. On evaporation of the water, X was recovered unchanged. Which one of the following could be X?

  • A. CH3 NH3 Cl
  • B. CH3 O- Na+
  • C. C6H5 O-Na+
  • D. C6H5NH2
  • E. H2NCH2CO2H

Explanation: The sodium salt of phenol, which is weakly acidic. When dissolved in water, it would give a weakly alkaline solution due to the hydrolysis of the phenoxide ion. On evaporation, we would recover the original compound unchanged.

Correct answer: C6H5 O-Na+

5. Addition of 2% gypsum in cement leads to:

  • A. Hydration
  • B. Hydrolysis
  • C. Preventing of rapid hardening
  • D. All of the above options are correct

Explanation: During the grinding there is added about 2% of gypsum which prevents the cement from hardening too rapidly.The addition of gypsum increases the setting time of cement.

Correct answer: Preventing of rapid hardening

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