When you dissolve Sodium Phosphate Dibasic in water, the resultant solution is ____________, because _____________.     Basic; the dibasic phosphate ion further takes up a H+ from the solution, thereby lowering the pH of the solution.     Basic; the dibasic phosphate ion further takes up a H+ from the solution, thereby increasing the pH of the solution.     Acidic; the dibasic phosphate ion further dissociates to lose a H+, thereby lowering the pH of the solution.     Acidic; the  dibasic  phosphate ion takes up one H+ from the solution, thereby reducing the pH of the solution.

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  1. When you dissolve Sodium Phosphate Dibasic in water, the resultant solution is ____________, because _____________.

       

    Basic; the dibasic phosphate ion further takes up a H+ from the solution, thereby lowering the pH of the solution.

       

    Basic; the dibasic phosphate ion further takes up a H+ from the solution, thereby increasing the pH of the solution.

       

    Acidic; the dibasic phosphate ion further dissociates to lose a H+, thereby lowering the pH of the solution.

       

    Acidic; the  dibasic  phosphate ion takes up one H+ from the solution, thereby reducing the pH of the solution.

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The molecular formula of sodium phosphate dibasic is Na2HPO4. It means the given molecular compound is a salt of sodium. The sodium phosphate dibasic is readily soluble in water due to its polar nature and it can easily form hydrogen bonds with water. 

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