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10. If a pH meter was placed in a 1.4 mol/L solution of nitric acid the reading would be which of the following?

Update:

a. 1.4 d. 0.15

b. 14.15 e. 0.0

c. –0.15

the correct answer is d, I'm can't seem to find the right answer.

Update 2:

I thought the right answer was e but it's c, thank you

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  • 6 years ago
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    1.4M HNO3 contains 1.4M [H+]

    pH = -log[H+]

    pH = -log(1.4)

    Whatever that is, should be the negative

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