State and explain which of the following has the greater buffering capacity: -

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State and explain which of the following has the greater buffering capacity: - (i) 100 cm3100\text{ cm}^3 0.30 mol dm−30.30\text{ mol dm}^{-3} HNO2\text{HNO}_2 and 0.30 mol dm−30.30\text{ mol dm}^{-3} NaNO2\text{NaNO}_2 or - (ii) 100 cm3100\text{ cm}^3 0.10 mol dm−30.10\text{ mol dm}^{-3} HNO2\text{HNO}_2 and 0.10 mol dm−30.10\text{ mol dm}^{-3} NaNO2\text{NaNO}_2 .

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