If you needed to perform a reaction in a controlled pH environment that was fairly basic, you might choose to use the ammonium and ammonia buffer system. How many grams of solid ammonium chloride would you have to add to 1.250 liters of 0.165M NH3 to obtain a buffered solution of pH

the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.