Ques. 1JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Evening Shift)
pH of water is 7 at 25 C. If water is heated to 80 C, it's pH will :
- Decrease
- Remains the same
- Increase
- H+ concentration increases, OH- concentration decreases
Answer
(1) Decrease
Solution
H2O H+ + OH-, H > 0 ⇒ heating raises Kw (10-14 2.5 10-13)
⇒ [H+]= Kw increases ⇒ pH falls (about 6.3); water stays neutral
Answer: (1)