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A solution made by dissolving pure table salt in water will be neutral, which implies a pH equal to 7.
Table salt is the common name of sodium chloride, or
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When it dissolves in water, the ions it forms do not affect the concentration of hydronium ions, which is what dictates a solution's pH.
The concentrations of
The ions interact with the water molecules by way of electrostatic attraction
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So, if you add pure table salt to water, the pH of the resulting solution will not be different from that of water, i.e. it will remain neutral
