Question

If you had 0.2M solutions of nitric and carbonic acids, which solution would have a lower pH?
Why?

Answer 1

0.2 M each of nitric acid and carbonic acid will have the same pH.

pH

The pH of substances is mathematically given as:

pH - -log [H+]

Nitric and carbonic acid dissociates according to the following:

HNO3 ---------> H+ + NO3-

H2CO3 -------> H+ + HCO3-

Thus, both acids ionizes to produce the same number of moles of H+, thus, producing the same pH

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