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Date	November 2017	Marks available	1	Reference code	17N.1.sl.TZ0.20
Level	SL	Paper	1	Time zone	TZ0
Command term		Question number	20	Adapted from	N/A

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Which statement is incorrect for a 0.10 mol dm^–3 HCOOH solution?

A. pH = 1

B. [H⁺] << 0.10 mol dm^–3

C. [HCOO^–] is approximately equal to [H⁺]

D. HCOOH is partially ionized

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Core » Topic 8: Acids and bases » 8.3 The pH scale

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