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The pH of a carbonated drink is 3.0. What is the hydrogen ion concentration of the drink?

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Answer:


[H^+]=1*10^(-3)M

Explanations:

The formula for calculating the pH of the drink is expressed as:


pH=-log[H^+]

where:

[H+] is the hydrogen ion concentration

Given the following parameters

pH of the drink = 3.0

Substitute into the formula


\begin{gathered} 3.0=-log[H^+] \\ -3.0=log[H^+] \\ [H^+]=10^(-3) \\ [H^+]=1*10^(-3)M \end{gathered}

Hence the hydrogen ion concentration of the drink is 1 * 10^-3M

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