Ammonia is basic in nature, but aqueous solution of ammonium chloride is acidic in nature, Justify.

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Ammonia is basic in nature while ammonium chloride is acidic because NH₄Cl (Ammonium chloride) is a salt of strong acid and weak base. Cl^- being a weak base will not hydrolyze in water. So when NH₄Cl will dissolve in water following equilibrium takes place:
NH₄⁺ + H₂O <————> NH₄OH + H⁺
The solution is acidic because of presence of H⁺ ions in solution.
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