Are there Cl ions present in NaOH solution?
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If a small amount of hydrochloric acid is added to a strong alkaline solution, will free chloride ions be present? I think liquid caustic won’t cause NaCl to ionize; it is a strong base
Mm-hm. The generated NaCl should not ionize, right, because of the presence of the strong base NaOH?
I think Cl ions will be present; since NaCl is not a precipitate, it must exist in ionic form. For reference only.
This is certain; NaCl is a strong electrolyte, and it ionizes as soon as it dissolves. Moreover, free state and ion are also two terms with somewhat opposite meanings.
The poster’s chemistry class must have been taught by the PE teacher. In solution, both strong acids and strong bases ionize, and the degree of ionization is very high. Hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions give acidity or alkalinity, while chlorine and sodium exist in the form of chloride ions and sodium ions.
It will exist in the form of chloride ions (Cl-)
In complete ionization, Cl- is necessarily present, even in alkaline solutions.
The state of chloride ions will still be present