Ionic Product of Water
Ionic Product of Water: Overview
This topic highlights the concept of ionic product of water briefly along with its formula. We will also study the reason of omission of concentration of water from the denominator.
Important Questions on Ionic Product of Water
Calculate the percent error in the hydrogen-ion concentration made by neglecting the ionization of water in a solution.


The ionic product of water does not change when we add acid to it.

What happens to the ionic product of water when we add acid to it?

Explain the effect of addition of an acid on ionic product of water.



"Water can act as Bronsted acid as well as Bronsted base". Justify this statement.

The ionic product of water _____ if a few drops of acid or base are added to it.(remains constant/decreases/increases)

The ionic product of water _____ if a few drops of acid or base are added to it.(remains same/decreases/increases)

The ionic product of water _____ if a few drops of acid or base are added to it.

Ionic product of water changes by the addition of acid or base.

According to Bronsted-Lowry concept, a substance which can act both as acid and base is called _____

The pH of pure water at and are and respectively. What is the heat of formation of water from and ?

If for a weak acid, then for its conjugate base would be -

Equal volumes of three strong acid solutions of and are mixed in a vessel. What will be the ion concentration in the mixture?

At a certain temperature, the value of is and the measured of a solution is . The solution is:

At a certain temperature, pure water has hydronium ion concentration equal to . The value of at this temperature will be -

At , pure water has . What is the value of at -

Which of the following is incorrect for pure water at the given temperature?
(At the given temperature for water is )
