A buffer is prepared by adding 5.0 g of ammonia, NH3, and 20.0 g of ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, to enough water to form 2.50 L of solution. (a) What is the pH of the buffer? (b) Write the complete ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when a few drops of nitric acid are added to the buffer. (c) Write the complete ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when a few drops of potassium hydroxide solution are added to the buffer.

A buffer is prepared by adding 5.0 g of ammonia, NH3, and 20.0 g of ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, to enough water to form 2.50 L of solution. (a) What is the pH of the buffer? (b) Write the complete ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when a few drops of nitric acid are added to the buffer. (c) Write the complete ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when a few drops of potassium hydroxide solution are added to the buffer.

General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

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Author:H. Stephen Stoker

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Chapter10: Acids, Bases, And Salts

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.113EP

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