WASSCE Chemistry · Acids, Bases, Salts & Solutions
Salts and Their Preparation
Types of salts, methods of preparation, solubility rules, and properties of common salts.
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- 1Salts: types, solubility and uses7 minFree7 minFree
1 worked example
- 2Preparing salts and the hydrolysis of salts8 min Plan8 min Plan
- Choosing the method
- Method 1: excess solid + acid (soluble salts)
- Method 2: titration (soluble salts of Na, K and NH₄)
- Method 3: precipitation (insoluble salts)
- Method 4: direct combination (synthesis)
- Hydrolysis of salts
3 worked examples · 1 diagram
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