Now ammonia reacts with H to create Ammonium, a positively charged ion. Now this positively charged ion then reacts with the chloride to neutralize the charge, creating an acidic salt. Now, since we begin with water, we also have water at the end result. Now let's examine why we have an acidic salt. Remember, we begin with a weak acid that has a low KB value. And that means equilibrium will be far to the left.