An aqueous solution of HCl with pH 1.0 is diluted by adding equal volume of water (ignoring dissociation of water). The pH of HCl solution would
(Given $\log 2=0.30)$

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An aqueous solution of HCl with pH 1.0 is diluted by adding equal volume of water (ignoring dissociation of water). The pH of HCl solution would (Given $\log 2=0.30)$

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

$\mathrm{HCl}_{(\mathrm{aq})} \mathrm{pH}=1 ;\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]=10^{-1}$
If equal volume of water is added concentration will become half
$\begin{aligned}& {\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]_{\mathrm{sol}}=\frac{10^{-1}}{2}} \\& \mathrm{pH}=1.3\end{aligned}$

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