Question

Define the followings:

Answer 1

i. Normal salt      ii. Basic salt
Answer.
Normal salt: A salt formed by the total replacement of ionizable H+ ions of an acid by a positive metal ion or NH4+ ion is called normal or neutral salt.

       HCl(aq) + KOH(aq)          KCl(aq) + H2O(1)
  
Basic salt: A basic salt is formed by the incomplete neutralization of a polyhydroxy base by an acid.
        Al (OH) 3(aq) + HCl(aq)    ————— >  Al(OH)2Cl(aq) + H2O(1)