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Chemistry - which has the highest pH?

Equal amounts of four substances are added to separate samples of 100cm^3 of water. Which solution has the highest pH?

a) NaCl

b) AlCl3

c) PCl3

d)Cl2

explanation would be helpful, if you've got time

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  • 1 decade ago
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    a) NaCl pH of about 7 - no hydrolysis

    b) AlCl3 pH well below 7 - Al ions bind OH ions with hydrolysis

    c) PCl3 pH well below 7 - reacts with water to form H3PO4

    d)Cl2 pH somewhat less than 7 - reacts with water (slightly) forming HCl and HClO

    looks like NaCl wins this bet

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    you need to locate the moles first. 421mg = .421g moles = .421g / 80.9g = .0.5 mol HBr (grams divided by formula weight) Molarity = .005mol / .240L = .0212M HBr because of the fact it is a powerful acid, it thoroughly dissolves, leaving in ordinary terms H+ ions interior the answer. pH = -log(.021) = a million.sixty seven pH = a million.677

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    NaCl because it will be neutral in aqueous solution i.e, pH = 7

    All the other will hydrolyse and produce acidic solution i.e, pH < 7.

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