The acidity or alkalinity of a solution is defined by  pH = –log[H+] where [H+] is the hydrogen ion concentration, measured in moles per liter.    Solutions with a pH value of less than 7 are acidic; solutions with a pH value of greater than 7 are basic and solutions with a pH of 7 (such as pure water) are neutral. Suppose that you test apple juice and find that the hydrogen ion concentration is [H+] = 0.0003. Find the pH value and determine whether the juice is basic or acidic. You test some ammonia and determine the hydrogen ion concentration to be [H+] = 1.3 × 10– 9. Find the pH value and determine whether the ammonia is basic or acidic.

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The acidity or alkalinity of a solution is defined by  pH = –log[H+] where [H+] is the hydrogen ion concentration, measured in moles per liter. 

 

Solutions with a pH value of less than 7 are acidic; solutions with a pH value of greater than 7 are basic and solutions with a pH of 7 (such as pure water) are neutral.

  1. Suppose that you test apple juice and find that the hydrogen ion concentration is [H+] = 0.0003.

Find the pH value and determine whether the juice is basic or acidic.

  1. You test some ammonia and determine the hydrogen ion concentration to be [H+] = 1.3 × 10

9. Find the pH value and determine whether the ammonia is basic or acidic.

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