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Ionic Equilibrium question

2003 · Shift 0 · Q1
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Ionic Equilibrium question

2003 · Shift 0 · Q1

JEE MainChemistryIonic EquilibriumMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following statements is not true?
  1. A
    pH + pOH = 14 for all aqueous solutions
  2. B
    The pH of 1 ×\times× 10-8 M HCl is 8
  3. C
    96,500 coulombs of electricity when passed through a CuSO4CuSO_4CuSO4​ solution deposits 1 gram equivalent of copper at the cathode
  4. D
    The conjugate base of H2PO4−H_2PO_4^-H2​PO4−​ is HPO42−HPO_4^{2-}HPO42−​
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Correct answer: B

  1. We need to identify the statement that is not true.

  1. Check option A:

For aqueous solutions at 25∘C25^\circ C25∘C, Kw=[H+][OH−]=10−14K_w = [H^+][OH^-] = 10^{-14}Kw​=[H+][OH−]=10−14 Taking negative logarithm, pH+pOH=14pH + pOH = 14pH+pOH=14 So this is taken as true for aqueous solutions at 25∘C25^\circ C25∘C.

So, A is true.


  1. Check option B:

Given 1×10−8 M1 \times 10^{-8}\,M1×10−8M HCl.

A common mistake is to say: pH=−log⁡(10−8)=8pH = -\log(10^{-8}) = 8pH=−log(10−8)=8 But HCl is an acid, so the solution cannot have pH=8pH = 8pH=8.

Reason: at such low concentration, contribution of H+H^+H+ from water cannot be neglected.

Let total [H+]=x[H^+] = x[H+]=x. Water contributes 10−7 M10^{-7}\,M10−7M approximately, and acid contributes 10−8 M10^{-8}\,M10−8M additionally, so actually [H+]>10−7[H^+] > 10^{-7}[H+]>10−7. Hence, pH<7pH < 7pH<7 Certainly not 8.

More accurately, for strong acid concentration C=10−8C = 10^{-8}C=10−8, [H+]=C+C2+4Kw2[H^+] = \frac{C + \sqrt{C^2 + 4K_w}}{2}[H+]=2C+C2+4Kw​​​ with Kw=10−14K_w = 10^{-14}Kw​=10−14. Thus, [H+]=10−8+10−16+4×10−142[H^+] = \frac{10^{-8} + \sqrt{10^{-16} + 4\times 10^{-14}}}{2}[H+]=210−8+10−16+4×10−14​​ ≈10−8+2.000×10−72\approx \frac{10^{-8} + 2.000\times 10^{-7}}{2}≈210−8+2.000×10−7​ ≈1.05×10−7\approx 1.05\times 10^{-7}≈1.05×10−7 So, pH=−log⁡(1.05×10−7)≈6.98pH = -\log(1.05\times 10^{-7}) \approx 6.98pH=−log(1.05×10−7)≈6.98 Thus statement B is false.

So, B is not true.


  1. Check option C:

By Faraday's law, 1 faraday =96,500= 96{,}500=96,500 C deposits 1 gram equivalent mass.

For copper in CuSO4CuSO_4CuSO4​: Cu2++2e−→CuCu^{2+} + 2e^- \to CuCu2++2e−→Cu Equivalent mass of copper =atomic mass2= \frac{\text{atomic mass}}{2}=2atomic mass​ So 1 faraday deposits 1 gram equivalent of copper.

Thus, C is true.


  1. Check option D:

Conjugate base is formed by loss of one proton: H2PO4−→HPO42−+H+H_2PO_4^- \to HPO_4^{2-} + H^+H2​PO4−​→HPO42−​+H+ So the conjugate base of H2PO4−H_2PO_4^-H2​PO4−​ is indeed HPO42−HPO_4^{2-}HPO42−​.

Thus, D is true.


  1. Final conclusion:

The statement which is not true is: B\boxed{B}B​

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