How many litres of water must be added to 1 litre of an aqueous solution of HCl with pH of 1 to create an aqueous solution of with pH of 2 ?

How many litres of water must be added to 1 litre of an aqueous soluti

1.	How many litres of water must be added to 1 litre of an aqueous solution of HCl with pH of 1 to create an aqueous solution of with pH of 2 ?
Answer» 9.0 L 0.1 L 0.9 L 2.0 L Solution : pH = 1 means `[H^(+)]=10^(-1) M = 0.1 M` pH = 2 means `[H^(+)]= 10^(-2)M = 0.01 M` `{:("Applying ",MxxV_(1),=,M_(2)xxV_(2)),(,"(Before dilution)",,"(After dilution)"):}` `0.1xx1=0.01xxV_(2) "or " V_(2)=10L` `:.` Volume of WATER to be added = 10 - 1 = 9 L