Answer:
pH = 6.999
The solution is acidic.
Explanation:
HBr is a strong acid, a very strong one.
In water, this acid is totally dissociated.
HBr + H₂O → H₃O⁺ + Br⁻
We can think pH, as - log 7.75×10⁻¹² but this is 11.1
acid pH can't never be higher than 7.
We apply the charge balance:
[H⁺] = [Br⁻] + [OH⁻]
All the protons come from the bromide and the OH⁻ that come from water.
We can also think [OH⁻] = Kw / [H⁺] so:
[H⁺] = [Br⁻] + Kw / [H⁺]
Now, our unknown is [H⁺]
[H⁺] = 7.75×10⁻¹² + 1×10⁻¹⁴ / [H⁺]
[H⁺] = (7.75×10⁻¹² [H⁺] + 1×10⁻¹⁴) / [H⁺]
This is quadratic equation: [H⁺]² - 7.75×10⁻¹² [H⁺] - 1×10⁻¹⁴
a = 1 ; b = - 7.75×10⁻¹² ; c = -1×10⁻¹⁴
(-b +- √(b² - 4ac) / (2a)
[H⁺] = 1.000038751×10⁻⁷
- log [H⁺] = pH → 6.999
A very strong acid as HBr, in this case, it is so diluted that its pH is almost neutral.
The pH of pure water is neutral because the concentration of hydronium ions equals that of hydroxide ions.
Answer: Option A
<u>Explanation:</u>
Water is one of the most important constituents of living being. It is said that there is no life without water. So that water need to neutral in nature to save life. Pure water is composed of hydronium 
and hydroxide 
ions. It is known that hydronium ions are acidic in nature with concentration of 
.
Similarly, the hydroxide ions which are basic in nature will be in same concentration as that of hydronium ions. So, as the concentration of basic and acidic elements are equal with the same strength of pH, the combination of these ions lead to formation of pure water with the pH being neutral.
