Answer:

Explanation:
The HF is about five million times as strong as phenol, so it will be by far the major contributor of hydronium ions. We can ignore the contribution from the phenol.
1 .Calculate the hydronium ion concentration
We can use an ICE table to organize the calculations.
HF + H₂O ⇌ H₃O⁺ + F⁻
I/mol·L⁻¹: 2.7 0 0
C/mol·L⁻¹: -x +x +x
E/mol·L⁻¹: 2.7 - x x x
![K_{\text{a}} = \dfrac{\text{[H}_{3}\text{O}^{+}] \text{F}^{-}]} {\text{[HF]}} = 7.2 \times 10^{-4}\\\\\dfrac{x^{2}}{2.7 - x} = 7.2 \times 10^{-4}\\\\\text{Check for negligibility of }x\\\\\dfrac{2.7}{7.2 \times 10^{-4}} = 4000 > 400\\\\\therefore x \ll 2.7\\\dfrac{x^{2}}{2.7} = 7.2 \times 10^{-4}\\\\x^{2} = 2.7 \times 7.2 \times 10^{-4} = 1.94 \times 10^{-3}\\x = 0.0441\\\text{[H$_{3}$O$^{+}$]}= \text{x mol$\cdot$L$^{-1}$} = \text{0.0441 mol$\cdot$L$^{-1}$}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_%7B%5Ctext%7Ba%7D%7D%20%3D%20%5Cdfrac%7B%5Ctext%7B%5BH%7D_%7B3%7D%5Ctext%7BO%7D%5E%7B%2B%7D%5D%20%5Ctext%7BF%7D%5E%7B-%7D%5D%7D%20%7B%5Ctext%7B%5BHF%5D%7D%7D%20%3D%207.2%20%5Ctimes%2010%5E%7B-4%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Cdfrac%7Bx%5E%7B2%7D%7D%7B2.7%20-%20x%7D%20%3D%207.2%20%5Ctimes%2010%5E%7B-4%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Ctext%7BCheck%20for%20negligibility%20of%20%7Dx%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Cdfrac%7B2.7%7D%7B7.2%20%5Ctimes%2010%5E%7B-4%7D%7D%20%3D%204000%20%3E%20400%5C%5C%5C%5C%5Ctherefore%20x%20%5Cll%202.7%5C%5C%5Cdfrac%7Bx%5E%7B2%7D%7D%7B2.7%7D%20%3D%207.2%20%5Ctimes%2010%5E%7B-4%7D%5C%5C%5C%5Cx%5E%7B2%7D%20%3D%202.7%20%5Ctimes%207.2%20%5Ctimes%2010%5E%7B-4%7D%20%3D%201.94%20%5Ctimes%2010%5E%7B-3%7D%5C%5Cx%20%3D%200.0441%5C%5C%5Ctext%7B%5BH%24_%7B3%7D%24O%24%5E%7B%2B%7D%24%5D%7D%3D%20%5Ctext%7Bx%20mol%24%5Ccdot%24L%24%5E%7B-1%7D%24%7D%20%3D%20%5Ctext%7B0.0441%20mol%24%5Ccdot%24L%24%5E%7B-1%7D%24%7D)
2. Calculate the pH
![\text{pH} = -\log{\rm[H_{3}O^{+}]} = -\log{0.0441} = \large \boxed{\mathbf{1.36}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Ctext%7BpH%7D%20%3D%20-%5Clog%7B%5Crm%5BH_%7B3%7DO%5E%7B%2B%7D%5D%7D%20%3D%20-%5Clog%7B0.0441%7D%20%3D%20%5Clarge%20%5Cboxed%7B%5Cmathbf%7B1.36%7D%7D)
3. Calculate [C₆H₅O⁻]
C₆H₅OH + H₂O ⇌ C₆H₅O⁻ + H₃O⁺
2.7 x 0.0441

Answer:
Explanation:
Ph is the major of acidity or basicity of a solution. On a scale of 0 to 14
PH = -log 10 ^(H+)
Therefore PH= -log 10^(6.5) =0.81
Therefore PH of the solution is 0.81
This solution is therefore an acidic solution