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Calculate the pH of a 9.06×10-3 M solution of
H2SO4.
(Ka = 0.0120 for
HSO4-)
H2SO4(aq) --------------> H^+ (aq) + HSO4^- (aq)
9.06*10^-3M 9.06*10^-3M
HSO4^- (aq) -----------------> H^+ (aq) + SO4^2- (aq)
I 9.06*10^-3 0 0
C -x +x +x
E 9.06*10^-3 -x +x +x
Ka = [H^+][SO4^2-]/[HSO4^-]
0.012 = x*x/9.06*10^-3 -x
0.012*(0.00906-x) = x^2
x = 0.006
[H^+] = x = 0.006M
PH = -log[H^+]
= -log0.06
= 1.2218