What are the major species in solution after NaHSO4 is

Problem 1

What are the major species in solution after  is dissolved in water? What happens to the pH of the solution as more is added? Why? Would the results vary if baking soda  were used instead?

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When salts are dissolved in water, they undergo ionization and constituent ions are produced in solution.

The constituent ions contain a conjugate acid and a conjugate base. When a species donates protons, its conjugate base is formed. When a species accepts a proton, its conjugate acid is formed. Thus, an acid and base which differ from each other by a proton are said to form a conjugate pair.

Let’s take the dissociation of NaHSO4 in water,

Sodium-ion and hydrogen sulphate ions are produced in water.