MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEJEE Advanced ChemistryPhysical ChemistryIonic equilibriumBuffer Solutions

In  a  mixture  of  a  weak  acid  and  its  salt, the  ratio  of concentration of acid to salt is increased ten-fold. The pH of the solution

A.Decreases by one✓ Correct
B.Increases by one-tenth
C.Increases by one
D.Increases ten-fold
Explanation

The solution is an acidic buffer. Since, a salt pH = pK  + log acid or a acid pH = pK -log salt If the ratio  acid salt increases 10 times log  acid salt increases by 1. pH decreases by 1.

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