State True or False.

Ammonium chloride is basic in nature.

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True

False

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is true.
Concept: Salts formed from strong acids and weak bases are acidic in nature.
Ammonium chloride is a white inorganic compound with the formula

N H 4 C l

. We know it can be prepared from

N H 3

and

H C l

. Ammonia is a weak base, while hydrochloric acid is a strong acid. The reaction is as follows-

N H 3 + H C l → N H 4 C l

The product includes ammonium ion, which is a strong conjugate acid and chloride ion, which is a weak base. Thus the resulting product

N H 4 C l

is slightly acidic in nature. The pH of

N H 4 C l

observed is 4-6 range.
The given statement ammonium chloride is basic in nature is false.
The correct statement would be, ammonium chloride is acidic in nature.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

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