The nature of an aqueous solution of sodium acetate $(C H_{3} C O O N a)$ is _______.

Acidic

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Alkaline

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Neutral

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Amphoteric

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Solution

The correct option is C Alkaline
$C H_{3} C O O N a \to$ Anionic Hydrolysis
$C H_{3} C O O^{-} + H_{2} O \to C H_{3} C O O H + O H^{-}$
Generation of $O H^{-}$ turns solution basic.
Since $C H_{3} C O O N a$ is a salt of strong base and weak acid.
Its aqueous solution will have more basic character than acidic.
So its aqueous solution will be alkaline(basic ) in nature.

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