Negative pH
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Negative pH
Can be pH be negative? If the concentration of H+ is over 1, then the -log of it would be negative right?
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Re: Negative pH
For most intents, I think we will not be using such cases of superacids, as these are rather rare anomalies as compared to the scope of Chem 14B.
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Re: Negative pH
Most acids that we use in class will probably be from 0 to 14 on the pH scale and we are unlikely to run into any "superacids" that have negative pHs
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Re: Negative pH
This would be known as a superacid, which will not be commonly presented or mentioned in this chemistry course due to its lack of presence in biology.
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Re: Negative pH
pH can be negative, but in class it the pH utilized will mostly be in the range of 0-14. pH can be negative with super acids!
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Re: Negative pH
Yes a pH can be negative and these are known as superacids, but we will most likely not be dealing with them.
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Re: Negative pH
Yes, pH can be negative since pH is just the -log of the concentration of hydronium. pH can also exceed 14.
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Re: Negative pH
If we encounter a problem where pH is negative, are we supposed to note that this is a super acid? Or is notation not required?
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Re: Negative pH
Unless the question pertains to identifying what substance it is, we probably won't be asked to identify a superacid/base.
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