GATE CE 2021 CE Q34: Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment

Ammonia nitrogen is present in a given wastewater sample as the ammonium ion (NH₄⁺) and ammonia (NH₃). If pH is the only deciding factor for the proportion of these two constituents, which of the following is a correct statement?

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At pH above 9.25, only NH₄⁺ will be present.

At pH below 9.25, NH₃ will be predominant.

At pH 7.0, NH₄⁺ and NH₃ will be found in equal measures.

At pH 7.0, NH₄⁺ will be predominant.

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