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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 1 day ago

Acid/Base question?

If a solution of carbonic acid has a pH of 5.6 and a solution of acetic acid has a pH of 2.6, how do the hydronium ion concentrations compare in the two solutions?

  

a) The carbonic acid is 3 times more acidic.

   

b) The acetic acid is 30 times more acidic

   

c) The acetic acid is 1000 times more acidic

   

d) The carbonic acid is 2.15 times more acidic.

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  • 1 day ago

    (10^-2.6) / (10^-5.6) = 1000

    So answer c).

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