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Which of the following is not an acidic buffer?(a) Acetic Acid-Sodium acetate(b) Boric acid-borax(c) Ammonium hydroxide-ammonium chloride(d) All are acidic buffersThe question was posed to me in an online quiz.My doubt is from Equilibrium in division Equilibrium of Chemistry – Class 11

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The correct CHOICE is (C) Ammonium hydroxide-ammonium chloride

To EXPLAIN: An ACIDIC buffer has a pH VALUE of less than 7, Acetic Acid-Sodium Acetate and boric acid-borax are examples of acidic buffers, but ammonium Hydroxide-ammonium chloride has a pH of greater than 7, so they are basic buffers.



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