BRAINCAKECalculating the pH of a Strong Acid
Strong acids completely dissociate in aqueous solution.
HCl(aq) → H+(aq) + Cl-(aq)
This means that the acid concentration and the hydrogen ion concentration are the same. [H+] = [HCl] so the pH of 0.2moldm-3 of HCl is -log100.2 which is 0.699 to 3 s.f.
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