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Find the pH of 8.4x10^-8 M HCl. Report the answer to the hundredths place.

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Answer:

pH = 7.08

Step-by-step explanation:

HCl ---------> H^+ + Cl^-

It's an acid, we are using this formula

pH = -log [H]^+

H^+ = 8.4 * 10^-8

pH = - log [8.4 * 10^-8]

It can also be solved as

-log 8.4-(-8log 10)

-0.924-(-8×1)

-0.924+8

7.076

To the nearest hundredth

pH = 7.08

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