Here's why:

* Formation: Salts are formed by the reaction of an acid and a base. In the case of table salt, it's formed by the reaction of hydrochloric acid (HCl, a strong acid) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH, a strong base):

HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O

* Neutral pH: Neutral salts, like table salt, do not have a significant impact on the pH of a solution. This is because the ions (Na⁺ and Cl⁻) that make up the salt do not react with water to produce hydrogen ions (H⁺) or hydroxide ions (OH⁻), which are responsible for acidic or basic properties.

* Salt hydrolysis: While some salts do undergo hydrolysis (reacting with water) and can affect pH, table salt does not. The ions in table salt are very weak conjugate acids and bases, so they don't significantly influence the pH of water.

Therefore, table salt is considered a neutral salt because it does not affect the pH of a solution.