Arrange the following in increasing order of pH.

KNO3 (aq), CH3COONa (aq), NH4Cl (aq), C6H5COONH4 (aq)

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KNO3 : salt of strong acid-strong base, solution is neutral, pH = 7. CH4COONa: salt of weak acid-strong base, solution is basic, pH > 7.

NH4Cl: salt of strong acid-weak base, solution is acidic, pH < 7.

C6H5COONH4 : both weak put NH4OH is slightly stronger than C6H5COOH, pH close to 7 but slightly > 7.

Hence, in order of pH, NH4Cl < C6H5COONH4 < KNO3 < CH3COONa

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