Calculate the pH of a solution that contains 3.9 × 10^-4 mol L^-1 H₃O⁺ at 25 °C. A)4.59 B)3.41 C)10.59 D)9.41 E)0.59

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To calculate the pH of the solution, we need to know the concentration of H+. We can use the balanced chemical equation for the dissociation of H2S to find the concentration of H+.

H2S ⇌ H+ + HS-

K = [H+][HS-]/[H2S]

At equilibrium, [HS-] = [H2S] - [H+]

Substituting the values given in the question,

K = (x)(3.9 × 10^-14) / (x + 3.9 × 10^-14)

where x is the concentration of H+.

Since the dissociation constant for H2S is very small, we can assume that (x + 3.9 × 10^-14) ≈ 3.9 × 10^-14.

Solving for x,

x = K[HS-]/([H2S] - [HS-])

x = (3.9 × 10^-14)(3.9 × 10^-4)/(3.9 × 10^-4 - 3.9 × 10^-14)

x = 3.8 × 10^-11 mol/L

pH = -log[H+] = -log(3.8 × 10^-11) ≈ 3.41

Therefore, the answer is B (3.41).

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