When 100 mL of 1.0 M HCl was mixed with 100 mL of 1.0 M NaOH in an insulated beaker at constant pressure, a temperature increase of ${5.7}^{\mathrm{o}}\mathrm{C}$ was measured for the beaker and its contents (Expt.1). Because the enthalpy of neutralization of a strong acid with a strong base is a constant $(-57.0\mathrm{ }\mathrm{k}\mathrm{J}\mathrm{ }\mathrm{m}\mathrm{o}{\mathrm{l}}^{-1})$ , this experiment could be used to measure the calorimeter constant. In a second experiment (Expt. 2), 100 mL of 2.0 M acetic acid $({\mathrm{K}}_{\mathrm{a}}=2.0\times {10}^{-5})$ was mixed with 100 mL of 1.0 M NaOH (under identical conditions to Expt. 1) where a temperature rise of ${5.6}^{\mathrm{o}}\mathrm{C}$ was measured. (Consider heat capacity of all solutions as $4.2\mathrm{ }\mathrm{J}\mathrm{ }{\mathrm{g}}^{-1}\mathrm{ }{\mathrm{K}}^{-1}$ and density of all solutions as $1.0\mathrm{ }\mathrm{g}\mathrm{ }\mathrm{m}{\mathrm{L}}^{-1}$ )
The pH of the solution after Expt. 2 is

• A

  $2.8$
• Correct answer
  B

  $4.7$
• C

  $5.0$
• D

  $7.0$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.