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COMEDK · Chemistry · 8. Ionic Equilibrium

Which of the following salts on being dissolved in water gives \(\mathrm{pH}>7\) at \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) ?

  1. A \(\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{CN}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{Cl}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{KNO}_{3}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{KCN}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{KCN}\)

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\(\mathrm{KCN}\) is a sait of strong base \((\mathrm{KOH})\) and weak acid \(\{\mathrm{HCN})\), \[ \mathrm{KCN}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \rightleftharpoons \underset{\substack{\text { Strung } \\ \text { base }}}{\mathrm{KOH}}+\underset{\text { Weak aesd }}{\mathrm{HCN}} \]…