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An aqueous solution of salt is alkaline. This shows that salt is made from:

  1. a strong acid and a strong base
  2. a weak acid and a strong base
  3. a weak acid and a weak base
  4. a strong acid and a weak base

A
a strong acid and a strong base
B
a strong acid and a weak base
C
a weak acid and a weak base
D
a weak acid and a strong base
Solution
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Solution of salt is alkaline means cation will not hydrolyze, since it is the cation of a strong base, and the anion will hydrolyze as it is an anion of a weak acid.

Option D is correct.

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