MCAT Physical : pH

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Calculating P H And P Oh

You find a bottle in a lab that has a  solution of acid. The acid has the following dissociative properties:

What is the pH of this solution?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is a strong acid, meaning it will completely dissociate in solution. As such, the concentration of the acid will be equal to the proton concentration. Thus, to find pH, you should just plug the molar concentration of the acid solution into the pH formula.

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