Question

You are provided with 1 molar of HCl solution and 1 molar of acetic acid solution. Which of the two is likely to have a higher pH and why

Answer 1

Answer: 1 mole of Acetic acid(CH₃COOH) is likely to have higher pH as compared to HCl because HCl would easily give H⁺ ion as compared to Acetic acid.

If you compare pH of both then Acetic acid(CH₃COOH) would give 2.4 approx pH and HCl would give 1.2 approx pH.