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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

The pH of 10 M HCl aqueous is?a)less than 0 b)0 c)2 d)1

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago
the pH of 10 M HCl is -1. The pK for hydrochloric acid is ~ –6, it is a strong acid and fully dissociated. It is not meaningful to limit the pH scale to values between 0 and 14, although there may be pH-meters which have trouble with negative pH-values.Correct option is A