Tuesday, August 16, 2011

PH of hydrochloric acid vs. pH of acetic acid?

The pH of 0.1 M HCl would be much lower than the pH of 0.1 M CH3COOH because HCl is a strong acid which means it completely dissociates into H+/H3O+ ions. CH3COOH is a weak acid so it barely dissociates into H+/H3O+ ions.

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