Question detail
For Strong and weak acids (HT only), which acid-base focus answer best supports this Unit 4.4 objective: (HT only) Explain that a lower pH means a higher hydrogen ion concentration?
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At a glance
MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Reactions of acids
Question
- A. 0.001 mol/dm3 - correct acid-base focus for HT only
- B. Wrong acid-base focus: confuses HT only with a nearby Unit 4.4 chemical change idea
- C. Wrong particle check: uses the wrong ion, electrode, acid-base term, or product for Strong and weak acids (HT only)
- D. Wrong reaction link: does not support (HT only) Explain that a lower pH means a higher hydrogen ion concentration
Answer
The correct option is 0.001 mol/dm3 - correct acid-base focus for HT only. The calculated answer is 0.001 mol/dm3.
Explanation
The correct option is 0.001 mol/dm3 - correct acid-base focus for HT only. This uses Concentration in mol/dm3 because the objective is about (HT only) Explain that a lower pH means a higher hydrogen ion concentration. This acid-base focus variant asks students to separate HT only from similar Unit 4.4 chemical-change ideas. The reasoning belongs to Strong and weak acids (HT only) within Reactions of acids, so it should not be confused with nearby ideas about acids, alkalis, bases, oxidation, reduction, displacement, reactivity, electrolysis, electrodes, ions, pH, or salt preparation unless those are named in the objective. Use the focus term HT only to keep the answer aligned with AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462 Unit 4.4 Chemical changes. Keep acid, alkali and base distinct; keep oxidation and reduction distinct; do not mix reduction with displacement; keep electrolysis separate from electroplating; distinguish anode from cathode, positive ions from negative ions, oxidation state from ionic charge, and strong acid from concentrated acid. The other options are weaker because they either use the wrong reaction type, wrong ion, wrong electrode, wrong acid-base distinction, vague wording, or the wrong chemical-change context.
Common mistake
pH–concentration relationship
Students think a lower pH simply means a lower concentration of hydrogen ions, or they confuse pH with the amount of acid present.
Explain that pH is the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration: pH = –log[H⁺]. A lower pH value indicates a higher [H⁺] because the logarithm function is decreasing. For example, a solution with pH 3 has ten times the [H⁺] of a solution with pH 4, and a pH of 1 has 100 times the [H⁺] of a pH 3 solution. Emphasise that pH is a measure of acidity, not the quantity of acid added.
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