What is pH for a solution whose [H3O+]=6.7×105molL1?

1 Answer
Aug 19, 2016

pH=4.17

Explanation:

pH=log10[H3O+] (equivalently pH=log10[H+]).

Thus pH=log10(6.7×105) = (4.17)

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