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Why is calcium nitrate a salt?

An explanation pleaseee:smile:
Reply 1
A salt is an ionic compound. Ionic compounds have electrostatic attractions between oppositely charged ions. Ca2+ and No3- are the ions that are attracting each other.
An acid + base = Salt and water.

If you take the acidic version of a nitrate ion, being nitric acid (HNO3) and react it with a calcium base, (say Ca(OH)2) you get a salt, being Calcium Nitrate and water.
Reply 3
Original post by Chemastronomical
An acid + base = Salt and water.

If you take the acidic version of a nitrate ion, being nitric acid (HNO3) and react it with a calcium base, (say Ca(OH)2) you get a salt, being Calcium Nitrate and water.

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Reply 4
Original post by Sidd1
An explanation pleaseee:smile:

You form a salt when you remove H+ from an acid and replace it with a metal or ammonium ion.

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