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Title: What is the pH of a 0.005 M HCl solution? Assume complete dissociation.
Post by: ppk on May 15, 2011
What is the pH of a 0.005 M HCl solution? Assume complete dissociation.


Title: Re: What is the pH of a 0.005 M HCl solution? Assume complete dissociation.
Post by: Ali on May 17, 2011
-log[0.005]=2.3 (complete dissociation --> considered as H+ ion--> pH= -log[H+])


Title: Re: What is the pH of a 0.005 M HCl solution? Assume complete dissociation.
Post by: ppk on May 17, 2011
-log[0.005]=2.3 (complete dissociation --> considered as H+ ion--> pH= -log[H+])

Thanks brother.


Title: Re: What is the pH of a 0.005 M HCl solution? Assume complete dissociation.
Post by: chemb on May 17, 2011
pH = 2.3. If pH = - log [H+] and HCl is a strong acid, we can assume complete dissociation will occur in solution.


Title: Re: What is the pH of a 0.005 M HCl solution? Assume complete dissociation.
Post by: gage on Nov 13, 2018
HCL + H20 <-> H30+ + CL-

you can also look at it like this

HCL <-> H+ + Cl-

HCL is a strong acid, therefore it dissociates completely. This means that for every molecule of HCL you have, you get a H+ ion and a Cl- ion. So a 0.005M solution of HCL gives a [H+] of 0.005M

pH can be expressed as the -log10([H+])

so, -log10(0.005) = 2.3

The pH of a 0.005M solution of HCl is 2.3