1M NaCl and 1M HCl are present in an aqueous solution. The solution is ____________
(a) Not a buffer solution with pH < 7
(b) Not a buffer solution with pH > 7
(c) A buffer solution with pH < 7
(d) A buffer solution with pH > 7
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This intriguing question comes from Buffering against pH changes in Biological Systems topic in section Water Basics of Biochemistry