An environmental chemist obtained a 200. mL sample of lake water believed to be contaminated with a single monoprotic strong acid. Titrating this sample with a 0.0050 M NaOH(aq) required 7.3 mL of the NaOH solution to reach the endpoint. What is the pH of the lake?   a.3.54 b.3.74 c.3.94 d.4.14

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An environmental chemist obtained a 200. mL sample of lake water believed to be contaminated with a single monoprotic strong acid. Titrating this sample with a 0.0050 M NaOH(aq) required 7.3 mL of the NaOH solution to reach the endpoint. What is the pH of the lake?

 

a.3.54

b.3.74

c.3.94

d.4.14

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