A newspaper reported that the level of acidity in a sample taken from an extensively studied watershed in New Hampshire in February 1998 was an astounding 2.0x102 times lower than the worst measurement taken in the preceding 23 years. What is this difference expressed in units of pH?

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A newspaper reported that the level of acidity in a sample taken from an extensively studied watershed in New Hampshire in
February 1998 was an astounding 2.0x102 times lower than the worst measurement taken in the preceding 23 years. What is this
difference expressed in units of pH?
Transcribed Image Text:See Periodic Table A newspaper reported that the level of acidity in a sample taken from an extensively studied watershed in New Hampshire in February 1998 was an astounding 2.0x102 times lower than the worst measurement taken in the preceding 23 years. What is this difference expressed in units of pH?
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