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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

Ammonium chloride is basic in nature.
true or false?

Profile image of Vikas Amritiya
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
5 Years ago
NH4​Clwhen dissolved in water undergoes cationic hydrolysis as follows:
NH4​Cl→NH4+​+Cl−
Ammonium ion being a strong acid takesOH−ions furnished by water as :
NH4+​+H2​O→NH4​OH(freelyionized)+H+
Thus concentration ofOH−ions decreases and that ofH+ion increases due to cationic hydrolysis and consequently the solution become acidic in nature.
Profile image of ankit singh
5 Years ago
Ammonium chloride is a neutral salt but its solution is slightly acidic because ammonium ion (NH4+) is a strong conjugate acid of a weak base ammonia and chloride ion (Cl−) is weak conjugate base of strong acid HCl 
Profile image of Vikas Amritiya
4 Years ago
NH4​Clwhen dissolved in water undergoes cationic hydrolysis as follows:
NH4​Cl→NH4+​+Cl−
Ammonium ion being a strong acid takNH4​Clwhen dissolved in water undergoes cationic hydrolysis as follows:
NH4​Cl→NH4+​+Cl−
Ammonium ion being a strong acid takesOH−ions furnished by water as :
NH4+​+H2​O→NH4​OH(freelyionized)+H+esOH−ions furnished by water as :
NH4+​+H2​O→NH4​OH(freelyionized)+H+NH4​Clwhen dissolved in water undergoes cationic hydrolysis as follows:
NH4​Cl→NH4+​+Cl−
Ammonium ion being a strong acid takesOH−ions furnished by water as :
NH4+​+H2​O→NH4​OH(freelyionized)+H+