Answer:
[H₃O⁺] = 1.4 × 10⁻⁹ M.
Explanation:
NH₄Cl is a salt that dissolves well in water. The 2.5 M NH₄Cl will give an initial NH₄⁺ concentration of 2.5 M.
NH₃ is a weak base. It combines with water to produce NH₄⁺ and OH⁻. The opposite process can also take place. NH₄⁺ combines with OH⁻ to produce NH₃ and H₂O. The final H₃O⁺ concentration can be found from the OH⁻ concentration. What will be the final OH⁻ concentration?
Let the increase in OH⁻ concentration be x. The initial OH⁻ concentration at room temperature is 10⁻⁷ M.
Construct a RICE table for the equilibrium between NH₃ and NH₄⁺:
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value for ammonia is small. The value of x will be so small that at equilibrium,
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at room temperature.