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Charlie is drinking a cup of soup which has a pH of 8. Jack is drinking a cup of orange juice with a pH of 6. which item has more free H+ ions? Approximately how many more H+ ions does the drink with more have?

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The cup of soup with pH of 8 has less free H+ ions compared to a cup of orange juice with a pH of 6. The more acidic substance always has the more number of free H+ ions. Since pH is calculated using the concentration of H+ ions present in the solution.

pH = -log[H+]