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Subject: chemistry
Category: Science > Chemistry
Asked by: teatea-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 16 Jul 2003 16:58 PDT
Expires: 15 Aug 2003 16:58 PDT
Question ID: 231823
Water in contact with air is acidic, rather than neutral, due to
dissolved carbon dioxide. Water in equilibrium with the air contains
4.4 x 10-5 % CO2. The resulting carbonic acid, H2CO3, gives the
solution a hydrogen concentration of 2.0 x 10-6 M, about 20 times
larger than that of pure water. Calculate the pH of the solution.
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Subject: Re: chemistry
Answered By: elmarto-ga on 16 Jul 2003 17:59 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello teatea!
The pH is calculated as 

pH = -log(H+), 

where H+ is the hydrogen ion concentration, measured in mol L-1 (M).
Since we already know the concentration for this solution, we can
simply plug this number into the formula for pH. Therefore, the pH of
the solution is:

pH = -log(2.0x10-6) = 5.69

which is, of course, less than 7 because it is an acid. Check the
following page for more information on how pH is calculated.

Defining pH
http://www.ausetute.com.au/phscale.html


Google search strategy
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I hope this helps. If you have any doubt regarding my answer, please
request a clarification before rating it. Otherwise, I await your
rating and final comments.


Best wishes!
elmarto
teatea-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars

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