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PLEASE HELP ME The pH scale for acids and bases ranges from _____.

1-7
0-14
1-14
1-12

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The pH scale for acids and bases ranges from 1 - 14. The answer is letter C. The rest of the choices do not answered the question above. There are quite a few relationships between [H+] and [OH−] ions. And because there is a large range of number between 10 to 10-15 M, the pH is used. pH = -log[H+] and pOH = -log[OH−]. In aqueous solutions, [H+ ][OH- ] = 10-14. From here we can derive the values of each concentration.


-log[H+ ] + -log[OH- ] = -log[10-14]


pH + pOH = 14


So pH = 14 – pOH and pOH = 14 –

pH


It would be B.

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