Avery T.

asked • 04/17/23

Stuck on chemistry problem due tonight

What is the pH and pOH of a solution that was made by adding 245 mL of water to 500 mL of 4 * 10 ^ - 4 M HF solution?

PH?round to 1 decimal place

pOH 1 decimal place


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Bharat B. answered • 04/18/23

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Benjamin W. answered • 04/18/23

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J.R. S.

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The mistake made here is that HF is NOT a strong acid, and so one would have to use the Ka for HF to find the concentration of H3O^+.
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04/18/23

Benjamin W.

Ah, whoops. Thanks for catching that
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04/18/23

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