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Which solution has a greater concentration of hydrogen ions (H), a solution with a pH of 3 or one with a pH of 7?

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Jan 17, 2018

$p H = 3$ $pH=3$

Explanation:

By the definition of $p H$ $pH$ , it is the potential of hydrogen. It is given by the equation,

$p H = - log [H^{+}]$ $pH=-log[H^+]$

That means, per $1$ $1$ unit of lower $p H$ $pH$ , there will be $10$ $10$ times more hydrogen ions $(H^{+})$ $(H^+)$ than the level above.

$3 < 7$ $3<7$

$:. pH = 3 > pH = 7$ in terms of $(H^+)$ ions.

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