The compound whose 0.1M solution is more basic is:

Ammonium acetate

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Calcium carbonate

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Ammonium sulphate

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Sodium acetate

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Solution

The correct option is D Sodium acetate
Sodium acetate is a salt of weak acid acetic acid and strong base sodium hydroxide.
For aqueous solution of sodium acetate, $p H = 7 + 0.5 p K_{a} + 0.5 l o g c$ .
Hence, pH will always grater than 7 and the solution will be basic.

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