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chemistry
Category: Science > Chemistry Asked by: teatea-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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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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Re: chemistry
Answered By: elmarto-ga on 16 Jul 2003 17:59 PDT Rated: |
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 calculate ph ://www.google.com/search?q=calculate+ph&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&start=10&sa=N 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 |
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