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PH calculation question?

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If you add 1.0 ml of 1.0 M acetic acid to 1 L water, what would the pH become?

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  1. it would still be about 7. Acetic acid is very weak, and the ratio 1:1000 means its effect will be minute


  2. Moles acetic acid = 0.001 L x 1.0 M = 0.001

    total volume = 1L + 0.001 = 1.001 L

    concentration acetic acid = 0.001 / 1.001 =0.0010 M

    CH3COOH <-----> CH3COO- + H+

    1.8 x 10^-5 = x^2 / 0.0010-x

    x = [H+] = 0.00013 M

    pH = - log 0.00013 = 3.9

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