The pH of a solution is 3.0. The solution is diluted by 100 times. Then the pH of the resulting solution is
A
5
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B
7
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C
1
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D
11
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Solution
The correct option is C 5 If pH is initially 3 and the solution is diluted by 100 times, the concentration of hydrogen ions gets divided by 100 i.e when we calculate pH, we get the solution as shown :