The \(pH\) of a solution containing \(0.5 \times 10^{-6} M H _{2} SO _{4}\) is ____________
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Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
\begin{aligned}
& H _{2} SO _{A( M (0))} \rightarrow 2 H ^{+}+ SO _{4}^{2-} \\
&{[ H +]=2 \times 0.5 \times 10^{-6}=1.0 \times 10^{-6}} \\
& pH =-\log \left[ H ^{+}\right]=-\log \left(1.0 \times 10^{-6}\right) \\
& pH =6.0
\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned}
& H _{2} SO _{A( M (0))} \rightarrow 2 H ^{+}+ SO _{4}^{2-} \\
&{[ H +]=2 \times 0.5 \times 10^{-6}=1.0 \times 10^{-6}} \\
& pH =-\log \left[ H ^{+}\right]=-\log \left(1.0 \times 10^{-6}\right) \\
& pH =6.0
\end{aligned}