Identify the following compounds/ ions as acids or bases: Cl--, NH4+ , HSO4-
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Solution
Cl- ion is a weakerbase.The fact that HCl is a stronger acid than the H3O+ ion implies that the Cl- ion is a weakerbase than water.
When NH4+ is reacted with a base, it will release its proton (H+) by Arhenius acid definiton or just accept the base's electrons by Lewis acid definition.so So it's Acid