Q3 / 90 · JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 2) · Chemistry

Class XII students were asked to prepare one litre of buffer solution of pH 8.26 by their chemistry teacher. The amount of ammonium chloride to be dissolved by the student in 0.2M ammonia solution to make one litre of the buffer is (Given pKbNH3=4.74; Molar mass of NH3=17 g mol-1. Molar mass of NH4Cl=53.5 g mol-1)

  • A
    53.5 g
  • B
    72.3 g
  • Correct answer
    C
    107 g
  • D
    126g

Solution

A mixture of NH3 and NH4Cl will form a basic buffer.

pH of final solution =8.26

pOH of final solution=14-8.26 =5.74

Let the number of moles of NH4Cl added to 1 L solution of be x.

Using Henderson’s equation.

pOH=pKb+logNH4ClNH3

5.74=4.74+logx0.2

∴ x=2

The amount of ammonium chloride to be dissolved by the student in 0.2M ammonia solution to make one litre of buffer=2×53.5=107g

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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