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What will be the pH of aqueous solution of NH4 Cl ?

NH4 Cl is a salt produced by the neutralization reaction between a strong acid (HCl) and a weak base (NH4OH). The reaction between them can be represented as follows:

HCL + NH4OH NH4CL + H2O


Hydrolyses of NH4CL tales place as follows:


NH4 + + H2O NH3 + H3O +


Its produces H3O + and that’s why the aqueous solutions of salt produced by neutralization of strong acid and a weak base are acidic in nature. Therefore, pH < 7.

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