Hydrolysis of Salts

• Cation/Anion from:

• Strong base, NaCl

  strong acid no hydrolysis
  
  pH = 7

• Strong base, LiCN

  weak acid anion hydrolysis
  
  pH > 7

• Weak base, NH4Cl

  strong acid cation hydrolysis
  
  pH < 7

• Weak base, NH4CN

  weak acid cation and anion hydrolysis
  
  pH depends on relative Ka and Kb

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