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What is the acidity or basicity (pH) of sulfuric acid (H2SO4)? Show the balanced equation for the dissociation of H2SO4 and calculate the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in a 0.1M solution of sulfuric acid.

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Sulfuric acid  H2SO4  is a strong acid, which means it dissociates completely in water. The balanced equation for the dissociation of H2SO4 is:H2SO4  2H+ + SO4^2-In a 0.1M solution of sulfuric acid, the concentration of H2SO4 is 0.1 moles per liter. Since each molecule of H2SO4 dissociates into 2 moles of H+ ions, the concentration of H+ ions in the solution will be:[ H+ ] = 2 * [ H2SO4 ] = 2 * 0.1M = 0.2MNow, we can calculate the pH of the solution using the formula:pH = -log10 [H+] pH = -log10 0.2 pH  0.7So, the pH of a 0.1M solution of sulfuric acid is approximately 0.7, which indicates that it is a highly acidic solution.
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