+] 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; solutions with a pH-value of 7 (such as pure water) are neutral. Black coffee has a pH of 5 and pure water has a pH of 7. Compare the pH of each and determine how much more acidic black coffee is than pure water

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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; solutions with a pH-value of 7 (such as pure water) are neutral.

Black coffee has a pH of 5 and pure water has a pH of 7. Compare the pH of each and determine how much more acidic black coffee is than pure water.

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