Calculate the pH of an aqueous solution of 0.1 M Na2SO4 at 25oC. Note 1: the pH of pure water is 7 and that Na2SO4 is neither an acid nor a base. Note 2: use concentration only (not activity) in your calculation. Kw at 25oC = 1.0 X 10–14.

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Calculate the pH of an aqueous solution of 0.1 M Na2SO4 at 25oC.

Note 1: the pH of pure water is 7 and that Na2SO4 is neither an acid nor a base.

Note 2: use concentration only (not activity) in your calculation.

Kw at 25oC = 1.0 X 10–14.

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