Combined Science GCSE
Salt formation and naming from the parent acid
What Salt formation and naming from the parent acid means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The salt formed depends on the acid used: hydrochloric acid gives chloride salts, sulfuric acid gives sulfate salts, and nitric acid gives nitrate salts.
Topics that use Salt formation and naming from the parent acid
- Reactions of acids with metals (AQA GCSE)
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