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Author: Raymond Chang, Jason Overby
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Higher Education (us)
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.80QP
In a certain experiment a student finds that the pHs of 0.10 M solutions of three potassium salts KX, KY, and KZ are 7.0, 9.0, and 11.0, respectively. Arrange the acids HX, HY, and HZ in the order of increasing acid strength.
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