INFORMATION:
We have the neutralization of a weak base and a strong acid, and we must determine what should be the product of the reaction
STEP BY STEP EXPLANATION:
To determine it, we need to know that:
- The neutralization of a strong acid and strong base has a pH equal to 7. The neutralization of a strong acid and weak base will have a pH of less than 7, and conversely, the resulting pH when a strong base neutralizes a weak acid will be greater than 7.
In our case, we have the neutralization of a weak base and a strong acid, so our product would have a pH of less than 7. Then, knowing that a pH less than 7 represents an acidic, we can state that the product of the reaction will be an acidic.
A strong acid and a weak base yield a weakly acidic solution, not because of the strong acid involved, but because of the conjugate acid of the weak base.
ANSWER:
d. acidic