Question

Acidity is measured on the pH scale. The acidity of a substance is given by pH=−logH, where H is the concentration of Hydrogen ions. If a substance has a pH of 6, which equation could be used to find its H value?

Answer 1

logH=−6

Explanation:

Substituting the given value into the formula: 6=−logH; −6=logH; 10−6=H; H=0.000001. The equation logH=−6 is a step in the process of finding the H value.

Answer 2

[H^+] = Antilog[-6]

Explanation:

Even though the question is incomplete, let us try to correctly derive the equation used to find the hydrogen ion concentration.

pH=−log[logH^+]

-pH = log[H^+]

[H^+] = Antilog[-pH]

Since pH =6

The equation is;

[H^+] = Antilog[-6]