For an acid-buffer solution the $p H$ is $3.$ The $p H$ can be increased by:

increasing the concentration of salt

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increasing the concentration of acid

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decreasing the concentration of salt

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independent of concentration of acid and salt

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Solution

The correct option is A increasing the concentration of salt
$p H = p K_{a} + l o g \frac{[S a l t]}{[A c i d]}$

By increasing the concentration of salt, $p H$ will increase.

Option A is correct.

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