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JEE Main 7 April 2025, Shift 1, Chemistry Q54

Question 54 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 4 of 25, Section A.

An aqueous solution of HCl with pH 1.0 is diluted by adding equal volume of water (ignoring dissociation of water). The pH of HCl solution would (Given log 2 = 0.30)

(1)remain same
(2)reduce to 0.5
(3)increase to 2
(4)increase to 1.3Official answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter: Equilibrium
Topic: pH and Buffers
Idea tested: pH of Strong Acids and Bases

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