Question

What is the pH of a 0.6 M HNO3 solution?

Answer 1

`pH=0.22`

Explanation:

By definition, `pH=-log_10[H_3O^+]`...we assume that nitric acid dissociates quantitatively....

`HNO_3(aq) +H_2O(l) rarr H_3O^+ +NO_3^(-)`...

And so `pH=-log_10(0.60)=-(-0.222)=+0.222`