A 1.0 L buffer solution initially contains 0.25 mol NH3 (Kb=1.8x10^-5) and 0.25 mol of NH4Cl. In order to adjust the pH of the buffer to 8.75 should you add NaOH (MM=40) or HCL (MM=36.5) to buffer the mixture? What mass of the correct reagent should you add to 3 sig figs

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A 1.0 L buffer solution initially contains 0.25 mol NH3 (Kb=1.8x10^-5) and 0.25 mol of NH4Cl. In order to adjust the pH of the buffer to 8.75 should you add NaOH (MM=40) or HCL (MM=36.5) to buffer the mixture? What mass of the correct reagent should you add to 3 sig figs
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