Question

If the pond above is chemically treated to raise the pH to 7.0 ________A) the water of the pond is now slightly acidB) the water of the pond is now slightly alkalineC) the concentration of hydrogen ion is now lower than at pH 7.5D) there will be no measurable levels of hydrogen ion in the pondE) the pond is now pH neutral and it has more hydrogen ions than at pH 7.5

Answer 1

Answer: option E) ) the pond is now pH neutral and it has more hydrogen ions than at pH 7.5

Explanation:

A pH reading of 7.0 is said to be neutral, so the pond after the chemical treatment is neutral in pH.

Also, the pond now has more hydrogen ions than at pH 7.5, because

- a pH value of 7.5 is slightly more alkaline than a pH value of 7.0; and the lower the pH value of the pond, the higher the hydrogen ions concentration viz a viz

Thus, at pH 7.0 there are more hydrogen ions than at pH 7.5.