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Determine the pH of a 2.65 x 10^-5 M hydrochloric acid solution.

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Determine the pH of a 2.65 x 10^-5 M hydrochloric acid solution.
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Perchloric acid is one of the six common strong acids, which means 100% dissociation in water. Thus, [HClO4] = [H+].. . pH = -log 2.65 x 10^-5 = 4.58
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concentration of Hydrogen ion =1/2.65 * 0.00001. inverse of this =37,735. . ad ph is the decimal logarithm of this value pH = 4.576
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pH has a relationship to the log of the hydrogen ion concentration...you can do the math.
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