HARDMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryPhysical ChemistryIonic equilibriumAchiever Section
When one drop of a concentrated HCl is added to 1 L of pure water at 25ºC, the pH drops suddenly from 7 to 4. When the second drop of the same acid is added, the pH of the solution further drops to about
A.0
B.1.0
C.2.0
D.3.7✓ Correct
Explanation
pH of pure water at 25 C 7 pH of water containing 1 drop of HCl 4 i.e. 4 H 10 M which can be considered to be solely coming from HCl So one drop has 4 H 10 M Therefore, for two drops, the concentration will be 4 H 2 10 M x So, pH= 4 log H log 2 10 4 log2 3.7 x Hence, option (d) is the correct one.
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