As common salt is dissolved in water, its pH

gets decreased.

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gets increased.

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remains same.

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Solution

The correct option is C remains same.
Common salt is a neutral salt. Common salt is prepared from a strong acid i.e. hydrochloric acid and strong base i.e. sodium hydroxide, thus it is neutral in nature.
Thus, sodium chloride does not affect the pH of water.

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