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What is the pH of a 1L H2O after a drop (100 microL) of 0.002M HCl solution is added?


H2O <=> OH- + H+

I reach this:
(x)(x + 2*10^-7) = 10^-14

But how to proceed?
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10 years ago
use the hendersen hasselbach equation
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10 years ago
What is the pH of a 1L H2O after a drop

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10 years ago
pH of H2O = 7, therefore:

pH = -log[H+]
7 = -log[H+]
1 x 10-7 = [H+]
Since this is one liter of water, then you will have 1 x 10-7 mol [H+]

If we add 100 x 10-6 (100 microL) of 0.002M HCl, then we are going to add:
1 x 10-4 L x 2 x 10-3 mol/L HCl = 2 x 10-7 mol H+  (since HCl will completely dissociate).

Sum the two molar amounts of [H+], and you get 3.00 x 10-7 mol H+
However, to get the concentration of H+, we must know the volume:
1 L + 100 x 10-6 = 1.0001 L of solution.

Now then, we know the moles of H+ and the volume of the solution, so we can calculate the molarity:
3.00 x 10-7 mol H+ / 1.0001 L of solution = 3.00 x 10-7 M H+

Thusly,
pH = -log[H+] = -log[3.00 x 10-7 H+] = 6.52

Let me know if this is right.
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pH of H2O = 7, therefore:

pH = -log[H+]
7 = -log[H+]
1 x 10-7 = [H+]
Since this is one liter of water, then you will have 1 x 10-7 mol [H+]

If we add 100 x 10-6 (100 microL) of 0.002M HCl, then we are going to add:
1 x 10-4 L x 2 x 10-3 mol/L HCl = 2 x 10-7 mol H+  (since HCl will completely dissociate).

Sum the two molar amounts of [H+], and you get 3.00 x 10-7 mol H+.  
However, to get the concentration of H+, we must know the volume:
1 L + 100 x 10-6 = 1.0001 L of solution.

Now then, we know the moles of H+ and the volume of the solution, so we can calculate the molarity:
3.00 x 10-7 mol H+ / 1.0001 L of solution = 3.00 x 10-7 M H+

Thusly,
pH = -log[H+] = -log[3.00 x 10-7 H+] = 6.52

Let me know if this is right.


0.002 M × 0.0001 L = 2 × 10-7 mol
The answer is 6.62 and apparently they used quadratic formula with after solving for expression:

H2O = H+ + OH-
            x         x
           2*10^-7

(x)(x+(2*10^-7)) = 10^-14

But my question is how though? When I try to solve this quadratic I am getting 0....
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10 years ago Edited: 10 years ago, clockblock


0.002 M × 0.0001 L = 2 × 10-7 mol
The answer is 6.62 and apparently they used quadratic formula with after solving for expression:

H2O = H+ + OH-
            x         x
           2*10^-7

(x)(x+(2*10^-7)) = 10^-14

But my question is how though? When I try to solve this quadratic I am getting 0....

Who is "they"?

I got 6.52 just like Doctor-2-B, using the pH equation method above.

Also, that random quadratic that "they" gave obviously has two solutions that aren't zero.


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10 years ago
As an aside, the topic says you're adding a microliter of water, but in fact, you're adding 100 \({\mu}L\).  That may be kinda confusing?
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