are all ionic compounds salts ?

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Dear user,
Salt :
Salt is an ionic compound that is formed by the neutralization reaction between an acid and a base.
There are equal number of cations and anions in a salt,so that the ion as a whole is electrically
neutral.Therefore,all ionic compounds are salt.

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Q. Salts are ionic compounds.

Salts are ionic compounds which dissociate into positively charged ions called anions and negatively charged ions called cations when they are dissolved in an aqueous solution.

Q. Even though entropy increases in ionic compounds when dissolved in water, not all ionic compounds are soluble.This can be explained by which of the following?

Choose the statements from the following, regarding salt:

Statement 1: All salts are formed by the reaction of HCl and NaOH

Statement 2: Salts are formed by the neutralization of acids and bases.

Statement 3: Salts are ionic compounds

Statement 4: Salts are composed of cations and anions

Statement 5: Salts are always white in colour

Statement 6: NaCl is called as common salt

Statement 7: pH of common salt is 7

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are all ionic compounds salts ?

Dear user, Salt : Salt is an ionic compound that is formed by the neutralization reaction between an acid and a base. There are equal number of cations and anions in a salt,so that the ion as a whole is electrically neutral.Therefore,all ionic compounds are salt.

Dear user,
Salt :
Salt is an ionic compound that is formed by the neutralization reaction between an acid and a base.
There are equal number of cations and anions in a salt,so that the ion as a whole is electrically
neutral.Therefore,all ionic compounds are salt.