Answer:
Explanation:
The weak acid HF is in solution with dissolved NaF; NaF is an ionic compound, so it will dissolve by dissociating its ions; this solution reaction is:
NaF⇒
So, initially there will be these species in solution:
-NaF
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If we add HCl, which is a strong acid, it will dissociate completely (that is the characteristic of a strong acid) in ions H+ and Cl-:
HCl⇒
So, we are finally adding ions and .
We are asked which ion will react with the released by HCl acid. We should think just about the anions (negative ions) because we require an electron donor to create a bond with H+, so it won't be on solution as H+. We just have two anions in solution: and .
If bonded to it would form HCl, but we saw that HCl is a strong acid which always dissociate completely in aqueous solution; so will never bond to . Finally, can bond giving HF as a result; it is possible because HF is a weak acid, and HF can be, in fact, present in an aqueous solution; the ions will be changed to HF and the pH (which depends only on concentration) will not change.