Final answer:
Administering ammonium chloride for acidosis is false; it forms an acidic solution, not suitable for treating an already acidic pH in the body.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that acidosis can be treated rapidly by the intravenous administration of ammonium chloride is false.
Ammonium chloride, when dissolved in water, forms a solution with weak acid cations (NH4+) and inert anions (Cl-), which actually leads to an acidic solution.
Administering ammonium chloride would not be a treatment for acidosis, as adding an acid to the system would not alleviate an already acidic pH in the body.
Instead, treatments for acidosis usually involve administering bicarbonate (HCO3-) or other alkalinizing agents to counteract the acidity.