Answer to Question #125519 in Organic Chemistry for Sherilyn

Question

Given a 0.1M aqueous solution each of NH4CL and CH3COONa(ammonium ethanoate), state and explain which of them you expert would have a lower pH

Answer 1

0.1 M NH₄Cl is the salt of weak base strong acid, NH₄OH weak base and HCl strong acid . when take the aqueous solution of this salt is acidic in nature due to HCl.

In case of CH₃COONa salt . strong base (NaOH)and weak acid (CH₃COOH) .when take aqueous solution of this salt solution is basic due to NaOH .

So that aqueous solution of NH₄Cl has lower P^H