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Is the following salt an acid, base, or neutral? NH4ClO4
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Is the following salt an acid, base, or neutral?

NH4ClO4

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It is a neutral salt, because it cannot be an acid (it needs a positive hydrogen ion at the beginning of the molecular structure) and it cannot be a base (it needs a negative hydroxide ion at the end of the molecular structure)
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