. Bath salts are typically composed of the ingredientslisted below. Identify each item as being acidic, basic, or neutralwhen dissolved in water. If a particular ingredient does make anacidic or basic solution, describe how this occurs. Use the resultsof your in-lab observations, as well as your textbook and theprovided Supplemental Information on pages 65-66, to support yourconclusions.
NaCl | NaHCO3 | sodium citrate |
Na2SO4 | MgHPO4 | CaCl2 |
2. In Experiment SOL, you investigated the solubility ofoxalic acid. Sodium oxalate,Na2C2OÂ4, is the sodium salt ofthis acid. Categorize it as acidic, basic, or neutral in water.Does the salt dissolve, dissociate, or both in aqueous solutions?What about oxalic acid; does it dissolve, dissociate, or both inwater? Explain.
