A mixture of 0.500 mol dm 3 aqueous ammonia and 0.500 mol dm 3 ammonium chloride acts

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A mixture of 0.500 mol dm–3 aqueous ammonia and 0.500 mol dm–3 ammonium chloride acts as a buffer solution.

a. Explain how this buffer solution minimises changes in pH on addition of

i. Dilute hydrochloric acid.

ii. Dilute sodium hydroxide.

b. Explain why dilute aqueous ammonia alone will not act as a buffer solution.

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