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Which of the Following Does not Form an Acidic Salt (A) Phosphoric acid (B) Carbonic acid (C) Hydrochloric acid (D) Sulphuric acid

Answer: The correct option is B or Carbonic acid.

Carbonic acid, with the chemical formula H2CO3, is a carbon-containing compound. This compound is found in small amounts of carbon dioxide solutions in water. As it is a weak acid, it doesn’t form acidic salts. H2CO3 is not a strong acid that reacts to form an (H+ cation) proton as well as an (HCO3 anion) bicarbonate ion. In aqueous solutions, this compound only partially dissociates.