Exhibit 15-5 Consider Solving for the PH of a 0

question 59

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 15-5 Consider solving for the pH of a 0.300 M aqueous solution of KCN to answer the following question(s) .
-Refer to Exhibit 15-5. What is the pH of this 0.300 M KCN aqueous solution?

• A) pH = 0.523
• B) pH = 2.66
• C) pH = 10.64
• D) pH = 11.34
• E) pH = 11.85

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