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lemon juice has a ph of 2.4 what's the concentration of hydronium ions in lemon juice what's the reasonable algebratically

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Lemon juice:

pH = 2.4

pH is defined as the concentration of hydrogen ions in chemical solutions. Mathematically, this can be written as:

pH = -Log₁₀ [aH]

Where aH is the activity of hydrogen ions. We can replace the lemon juice pH value in order to obtain aH:

2.4 = -Log₁₀ [aH]

-2.4 = Log₁₀ [aH]

We take the 10 exponential:

10^(-2.4) = aH

aH = 3.98*10⁻³

So, the hydrogen concentration in lemon juice is 3.98*10⁻³ M.

M is the molarity unit (moles/liter).

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