Engineering
Chemistry
pH Calculation for Acids and Bases
Question

Which of the following solution will have a pH exactly equal to 8 ?

10–8 M H+ solution at 25ºC

2 × 10–6 M Ba(OH)2 solution at 25ºC

10–5 M NaOH solution at 25ºC

10–8 M HCl solution at 25ºC

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Solution

At 25ºC, [H+] in a solution of 10–8 M HCl > 10–7 M,

[H+] = 10–8 M,

[OH] = 4 × 10–6 M ⇒ [H+] = 2.5 × 10–9 M,

[H+] = 10–9 M.