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What is the hydronium ion concentration in a solution of HCl that has a pH of 4.65?

User Kewitschka
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Answer:

9.35

Step-by-step explanation:

pH = 4.65

pOH = ?

But pH + pOH = 14

4.65 + pOH = 14

pOH = 14 - 4.65

pOH = 9.35

The pOH of the solution is 9.35

User Bill Brooks
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A pH of 4.65 means it has a pOH of:
14 - 4.65
= 9.35

pOH = -log[OH-]
[OH-] = 10^(-9.35)
[OH-] = 4.47 x 10⁻¹⁰ mol/dm³
User Trantor Liu
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