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In the dissociation of NH4OH, if excess if NH4Cl is added before adding NH4OH, the concentration of:

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NH+4 ions increases and OH ions decreases
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both NH+4 ions and OH ions increases
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NH+4 ions decreases and OH ions increases
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both NH+4 ions and OH ions decreases
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Solution

The correct option is A NH+4 ions increases and OH ions decreases
From the law of Mass action, the dissociation of NH4OH takes place and we have,
[NH+4][OH][NH4OH]=K
Ammonium chloride, a strong electrolyte, ionises almost completely as follows:
NH4ClNH+4+Cl
So, if excess of NH4Cl is added before adding NH4OH, the concentration of NH+4 ions is increased and consequently the concentration of OH ions is decreased.

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