Which of the Following Solutions Would Require the Greatest Amount

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following solutions would require the greatest amount of base to be added to bring the solution to neutral pH?

• A) gastric juice at pH 2
• B) vinegar at pH 3
• C) tomato juice at pH 4
• D) black coffee at pH 5
• E) household bleach at pH 12

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

A statistical term describing events that cannot occur at the same time, indicating no overlap in outcomes.

Joint Probability

The likelihood of two events happening at the same time.

Conditional Probability

The probability associated with an event under the condition that a separate event has already transpired.

P(A And B)

The probability that events A and B both occur in a probabilistic experiment.