Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.7 - Buffers - Additional Questions and Problems - Page 357: 10.79a

Answer

Solution "A" is more acidic.

Work Step by Step

Solutions with lower values of pH are more acidic. That happens because: a solution with a greater $[H_3O^+]$ is considered more acidic, and since the pH equation has a $negative$ logarithm, that relation is inverted. $pH = -log[H_3O^+]$ Since 4.0 $\lt$ 6.0, the first solution (A) is more acidic.
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