South Pasadena • Chemistry
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4 · Salts and Solutions
SOLUTIONS
WORKSHEET
Classify each as an Acid, Base or Salt. If it’s an Acid or Base, determine whether it’s Strong or Weak. If it’s a
Salt, determine whether it’s soluble. Then write the equation for how the substance dissociates into ions (except
insoluble salts.)
Substance
Acid. Base or Salt
Acid/Base
Salt
Dissociation Equation
NaBr
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
NaBr  Na+ + Br−
Sr(OH)2
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
Sr(OH)2  Sr2+ + 2 OH−
HF
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
HF  H+ + F−
BaSO4
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
BaSO4  Ba2+ + SO42−
CaSO4
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
CaSO4  Ca2+ + SO42−
HNO3
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
HNO3  H+ + NO3−
NiS
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
NiS  Ni2+ + S2−
Mg(OH)2
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
Mg(OH)2  Mg2+ + 2 OH−
HClO3
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
HClO3  H+ + ClO3−
K2SO4
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
K2SO4  2 K+ + SO42−
AgCl
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
AgCl  Ag+ + Cl−
HC2H3O2
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
HC2H3O2  H+ + C2H3O2−
NaOH
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
NaOH  Na+ + OH−
CaCO3
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
CaCO3  Ca2+ + CO32−
PbI2
Acid | Base | Salt
Strong | Weak Soluble | Insoluble
PbI2  Pb2+ + 2 I−