Q. 0.005 M acid solution has 5 pH. The percentage ionisation of acid is

A) 0.8%
B) 0.6 %
C) 0.4 %
D) 0.2 %
Explanation

(d)
We know that,
$\left\lbrack H^{+} \right\rbrack = 10^{- pH} = 10^{- 5}$
$\alpha = \frac{actual\ concentration}{molar\ concentration}$
$= \ \frac{10^{- 5}}{0.005} = 0.2 \times 10^{- 2}$
$\therefore$ Percentage ionisation = $0.2 \times 10^{- 2} \times 100$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = 0.2\%$

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