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What would be the pH of 0.00050 M HCl

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Answer:

pH= 3.30

Step-by-step explanation:

Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid that completely dissociates in water.

For a 0.00050 M HCl solution the concentration of the hydrogen ions, [ H + ]

, is 0.00050 moles/liter (i.e. 0.025 M).

The pH is defined as − log [ H + ] .

Substituting 0.00050 into the equation for pH we find that the 0.00050 M HCl solution has a pH of -log(0.00050) = 3.30.

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