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CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHY IS THE ANSWER CARBONIC ACID AND NOT PHOSPHORIC ACID?

Which of the following acids does not form acidic salts?
a-Phosphoric acid
b-Carbonic acid
c-Hydrochloric acid
d-Sulphuric acid​

User Niaomingjian
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Mark the rule

  • Stronger acids form acidiy salts .
  • Weaker acids from basic salts .

Carbonic acids contain C means it is too weak .

So it can't form acidic salts

User Kazanaki
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Because carbonic acid is a weak acid.

A weak acid is only partially ionized in a solution.in other words,a weak acid doesn't completely dissociate or break apart into ions in a solution.

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