Equilibrium and Equivalence Calculation [Very Difficult]

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Homework Statement


1. What volume of .022M HCl must be added to the 110ml buffer solution to completely react with the ammonia (NH3) to reach equivalence. Then, what is the pH of this at the equivalence point.

Buffer solution (equilibrium): NH3 + H20 ⇌ NH4+ + OH-
Other Info: .045M NH4+ and .024M NH3
and the pH of the buffer is 8.99
Kb NH3 = 1.8 x 10-5 Not sure if this is needed though.

Homework Equations


Molarity = n(moles)/V(volume in L)
pH = -log[H+]
Brackets means the concentration of the substance on the inside.
Not sure what else, I am sure there's some stoichiometry involved.

The Attempt at a Solution


I'm having a lot of trouble with this one.
 
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So I've actually managed to do a bit but I'd really appreciate some help.

I've got the hydrolysis equation:
NH3 + H+ <--> NH4+
__.024M______.022M_______________.045M
__110ml________?ml________________110ml
.00264mol_________________________.00495mol

Do i just use stoichiometry to figure out the missing volume? And the equivalence, how does that play into the problem? Thanks in advance.
 
So I ended up doing some stoichiometry and got 120 ml of HCl required and then calculated the pH to 1.96. Can someone help me out?