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  • Calculating Buffer pH: Ammonium Chloride & Ammonia Solution
    Here's how to calculate the pH of the buffer solution:

    1. Calculate the moles of ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl)

    * Molar mass of NH₄Cl: 53.49 g/mol

    * Moles of NH₄Cl: (2.5 g) / (53.49 g/mol) = 0.0467 mol

    2. Calculate the moles of ammonia (NH₃)

    * Volume of ammonia solution: 125 cm³ = 0.125 dm³

    * Moles of ammonia: (0.24 mol/dm³) * (0.125 dm³) = 0.03 mol

    3. Calculate the concentrations of NH₄⁺ and NH₃

    * Concentration of NH₄⁺: (0.0467 mol) / (0.125 dm³) = 0.374 mol/dm³

    * Concentration of NH₃: (0.03 mol) / (0.125 dm³) = 0.24 mol/dm³

    4. Use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

    The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relates pH, pKa, and the concentrations of the acid and conjugate base:

    pH = pKa + log ([conjugate base] / [acid])

    * pKa of ammonium ion (NH₄⁺): 9.25 (You can find this in a table of acid dissociation constants)

    * [conjugate base] = [NH₃]

    * [acid] = [NH₄⁺]

    5. Substitute the values and calculate the pH

    pH = 9.25 + log (0.24 mol/dm³ / 0.374 mol/dm³)

    pH = 9.25 - 0.19

    pH ≈ 9.06

    Therefore, the pH of the buffer solution is approximately 9.06.

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