Write the name and formula of an acidic salt.

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Solution

The salts produced when a strong acid is reacted with weak base are known as acidic salts.
For example, $N H_{4} C l$ (ammonium chloride) is an acidic salt as it is produced from $H C l$ (strong acid) and $N H_{3}$ (weak base).

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