Asked by Gabriella
The pH of a solution of hydrochloric acid is 1.67. What is the molarity of the acid?
Answer in units of mol/L
Answer in units of mol/L
Answers
Answered by
bobpursley
HCl is a strong acid, so it is 100 percent ionized.
pH=-log[H] but molarity is [H] because it is totally ionized, to
1.67=-log M
taking the antilog of each side
10^-1.67=M
M= 0.0234 moles/liter check the math.
pH=-log[H] but molarity is [H] because it is totally ionized, to
1.67=-log M
taking the antilog of each side
10^-1.67=M
M= 0.0234 moles/liter check the math.