Is ammonium chloride an acidic salt or a basic salt ?

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It is acidic salt. when ammonium chlorideis dissolved in water, it gives an acidic solution because ammonium ion is a strong conjugate acid of the weak base ammonia, but chloride ion is a weak conjugate base of the strong acid hydrochloric acid.

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(a) a chloride which is insoluble in cold water but dissolves in hot water,

(b) a chloride which is insoluble,

(d) a basic salt,

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(g) a complex salt,

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