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Why does carbonic acid gives an acid salt but hydrochloric acid does not?​

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Solution. Carbonic acid is a dibasic acid with two replaceable hydrogen ions; therefore it forms one acid salt or one normal salt. Hydrochloric acid is a monobasic acid with one replaceable hydrogen ion and so forms only one normal salt.

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