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HCl is a strong acid. Therefore, it can be expected to fully dissociate in aqueous solution, yielding one hydrogen ion and one chloride ion per molecule. The concentration of the hydrogen ion should thus be the same as the initial concentration of the HCl. Therefore, a 0.10M HCl solution has an H+ concentration of 0.10M. By the equation pH=-log[H+], the pH of this solution is 1.

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Q: Explain why a 0.10 HCL solution is assumed to have a pH value 1?
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