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Calculate the number of moles of NH4Cl that should be added to one litre of 1.0MNH4OH to prepare buffer solution with pH=9 K b =2× 10 5 ,takelog2=0.3
ChemistryIonic EquilibriumJEE Main
Options:
  • A 3.4
  • B 2.6
  • C 1.5
  • D 2
Solution:
1536 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: 2
It is basic buffer
pOH= pK b +log [salt] [weakbase]
pOH=149=5
5=4.7log x 1
0.3=logxx=2

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