If an equal number of moles of a strong base and a weaker acid are mixed together, what would you expect the pH of the resulting solution to be? a) pH lower than 7, because there will be fewer [OH-] than [H+] b) pH = 0, because the pH has been used up c) pH higher than 7, because there will be fewer [H+] than [OH-] d) pH = 7, because an acid and base neutralization always makes a neutral pH
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This means that there will be more hydroxide ions (OH-) from the strong base than hydronium ions (H+) from the weak acid. The pH of a solution is determined by the concentration of hydronium ions. If there are more hydroxide ions than hydronium ions, the Show more…
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