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How much is a 0.05 change worth on the PH scale. 8.12-8.07

How much is a 0.05 change worth on the PH scale. 8.12-8.07-example-1
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Answer: The solution will be 1.122018454x more acidic

Explanation: It's pretty simple, so since pH uses the Log scale, just do
10^(0.05)

And you'll get the answer. Also this gets less acidic since pH goes down.

Hope this helps!

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