What is the pH of a 25 ml solution of 0.1 N HCl?

1 Answer
Jan 3, 2018

Normality for a substance is just the molarity that would be neutralized by the #"H"^(+)# from an incoming acid or #"OH"^(-)# from an incoming base that you could get if that substance dissociated completely.

Since there is only one #"H"^(+)# in #"HCl"#, #"0.1 N HCl"# #=# #"0.1 M HCl"#.

[If it was #"0.1 M H"_2"SO"_4#, then it would be #"0.2 N H"_2"SO"_4#, because #"0.2 M"# of #"OH"^(-)# is needed to neutralize #"0.1 M H"_2"SO"_4#.]

#"HCl"# is a strong acid, and it dissociates completely.

#"HCl"(aq) -> "H"^(+)(aq) + "Cl"^(-)(aq)#

Therefore, the molarity of #"HCl"#, or #["HCl"]#, is pretty much the same as #["H"^(+)]#.

#=> ["H"^(+)] = "0.1 M"#

It really doesn't matter what the volume is. #"pH"# depends on the concentration, not the mols.

#color(blue)("pH") = -log["H"^(+)]#

#= -log(0.1) = color(blue)(1)#