What ions result when ammonium chloride is dissolved in water?

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anor277
Aug 29, 2017

Well for a start there are #NH_4^+# and #Cl^-# ions....

Explanation:

Ammonium chloride speciates in aqueous solution....

#NH_4Cl(s) stackrel(H_2O)rarrNH_4^(+) + Cl^-#

And ammonium ions are a weak acid, which undergoes protonolysis.......

#NH_4^(+) + H_2O rightleftharpoons NH_3(aq) + H_3O^+#

And so we got #H_3O^+#, and #NH_4^+#, and #Cl^-# ions.......

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