Question

Select the basic and acidic radicals in the following compounds.

(a) $MgS{O}_4$ (b) $(N{H}_4{)}_{2}S{O}_4$

(c) $A{l}_2(S{O}_4{)}_3$ (d) $ZnC{O}_3$

(e) $Mg(OH{)}_2$

Answer 1

A) Basic - $M{g}^{2+}$ , acidic - $(S{O}_4{)}^{2-}$
b) Basic - $A{l}^{3+}$ , acidic - $(S{O}_4{)}^{2-}$
c) Basic - $(N{H}_4{)}^{+}$ , acidic - $(S{O}_4{)}^{2-}$
d) Basic - $Z{n}^{2+}$ , acidic - $(C{O}_3{)}^{2-}$
e) Basic - $M{g}^{2+}$ , acidic - $O{H}^{-}$