Chapter4: The Metric System
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pH
- It is the negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration pH= -log[H+]
- pH is a unit of measure which describes the degree of acidity or alkalinity(basic) of a solution.
- It measured on a scale of 0 to 14.
- Low pH values correspond to high concentrations of H+ and high pH values correspond to low concentrations of H+.
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