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Alkali salts or base (basic) salts are salts which has basic ions, such as Hydroxides or Carbonates.

Rather than being neutral, as most salts are, basic salts are, as their name suggests, bases.

The acidic equivalent of a basic salt is an acid salt, although unlike a basic salt, an acid salt can act as both acid and base.

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-'''Alkali salts''' or '''base (basic) salts''' are salts which contain one or more hydroxide ions. Rather than being neutral, as normal [[salts]] are usually, they are weak [[Base (chemistry)|bases]].
+'''Alkali salts''' or '''base (basic) salts''' are salts which has basic ions, such as [[Hydroxides]] or [[Carbonates]].
-The acidic equivalent of a base salt is an [[acid salt]].
-Where base salts are weak bases, acid salts are weak acids.
-Salts are formed in water when [[acids]] and bases react. They are usually neutral.The pH of an acid salt is usually from ranging from 3 to 6 and the pH of a basic or alkaline salt is usually ranging from 8 to 11.
+Rather than being neutral, as most [[salts]] are, basic salts are, as their name suggests, [[Base (chemistry)|bases]].
-== Common Basic Salts ==
+The acidic equivalent of a basic salt is an [[acid salt]], although unlike a basic salt, an acid salt can act as both [[Acid (chemistry)|acid]] and base.
-Most basic salts are also alkali salts, for example:
-* [[sodium hydroxide]] (often called "caustic soda")
+== Examples of Basic Salts ==
-* [[potassium hydroxide]] (commonly called "potash")
-* [[lye]] (generic term, for either of the previous two, or even for a mixture)
-* [[calcium carbonate]] (sometimes called "free lime")
+* [[Sodium hydroxide]] (Often called "Caustic soda")
+* [[Potassium hydroxide]] (Commonly called "Potash")
+* [[Calcium carbonate]] (Sometimes called "Free lime")
 == See also ==