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STANDARD Chemistry Salt Hydrolysis MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium
NH₄CN is a salt of weak acid HCN (Kₐ = 6.2×10⁻¹⁰) and a weak base NH₄OH (K_b = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵). A one molar solution of NH₄CN will be
A
Neutral
B
strongly acidic
C
strongly basic
D
weakly basic
Correct Answer
Option D
Detailed Explanation
The solution will be basic if . Here, and . Since , the solution is weakly basic.
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