pH

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pH: Overview

In this topic, we will study the pH of acids and bases. It discusses the significance of pH in measuring the acidity of a liquid. It also explains the properties of pH scale in detail.

Important Questions on pH

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The ionic product of water changes when:

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A student added a drop of universal indicator to 1.00 mL of given solution and found that a green colour is produced. The pH value of the solution will be

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The pH value of pure water is

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The H+ ion concentration of a solution is 2×10-8 mol L-1 . The pH value of the solution is log10 2=0.3010.

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A milkman adds a very small amount of baking soda to fresh milk, why?

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A solution turns red litmus into blue, its pH is likely to be

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The concentration of hydrogen ion in a sample of soft drink is 3.8×10-4 M. What is its pH?

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Self-ionisation equation of pure water is as follows.

2H2O(s)H3O++OH-

(i) Pure water is neutral.

(ii) The number of H3O+(hydronium) ions is equal to the number of OH-(hydroxide) ions.

(iii) Pure water ionises very little.

Which of these statements are correct?

 

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In an experiment to test the pH of given sample using pH paper, four students recorded the following observations:
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Which one of the above observations is incorrect?

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Equal Volumes of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions of same concentration are mixed and the pH of the resulting solution is checked with a pH paper.What would be the colour obtained?

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Which of the following is acidic in nature?

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The hydrogen ion concentration of a solution with pH value 3.69 is given by

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The pH of a solution increase from 1 to 2 . The concentration of H+ion

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A solution turns red litmus blue, its pH is likely to be

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Which of the following will decrease the pH of 50 mL of 0.01 M hydrochloric acid?

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A solution turns phenolphthalein indicator pink. The most likely pH of this solution will be

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If the H+ concentration of an aqueous solution is 0.001M,, then the pOH of the solution would be

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As the pH value of a neutral solution increases, its

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A solution when treated with a universal indicator shows a pH value of 8. It is a

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The average pH value of vinegar is: