When a strong base is added to water, the water becomes acidic.

Acidic

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remains neutral

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Solution

The correct option is B
remains neutral

As, pH of water is 7. When a strong base is added to water, the pH of water will increase above 7 and become basic.

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When a strong base is added to water. Water becomes:

- 13.7 k c a l m o l^{- 1}

\begin{matrix} List - I & List - II (|Enthalpy change in kcal|) & (Neutralisation) (I) < 13.7 kcal & (P) H C l 1 mol + N a O H 1 mol (II) = 13.7 kcal & (Q) H F 1 mol + N a O H 1 mol (III) > 13.7 kcal & (R) H C l 1 mol + N H_{4} O H 1 mol (IV) = 27.4 kcal & (S) N a O H 2 mol + H_{2} S O_{4} 1 mol (T) N a O H 1 mol + C H_{3} C O O H 1 mol \end{matrix}

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