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On adding equal amount of HCl and C2H5OH to water, the pH of the solution will:

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increase
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decrease
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remains constant
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is C decrease
HCl is a strong acid with pH of 3.
Ethanol is slightly basic with a pH of 7.33
So if we add equal amount of both to water the pH will reduce.

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