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Re: pH
p just means -log of something, so for pH that something is the concentration of H+ or H3O+ and the pOH is substituting in the concentration of OH-
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Re: pH
The pH scale is based on the self-ionization of water, where two water molecules combine to form hydronium and hydroxide ions. pH is a measurement of how acidic a solution is. A higher concentration of the hydronium ion means the solution is acidic and will have a lower pH (below 7), while a higher concentration of the hydroxide ion means the solution is basic and will have a higher pH (above 7).
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Re: pH
By definition the pH is the -log of the concentration of hydronium atoms. It is simply a mathematical representation of the hydronium ion concentration.
The pOH is the -log of the concentration of hydroxide ions.
The pOH is the -log of the concentration of hydroxide ions.
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Re: pH
The higher the H+ concentration, the higher the H3O+ concentration (they are the same thing H3O means reacted with water), which results in a lower pH. Same applies for OH.
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Re: pH
The higher the H3)+ concentration the lower the pH and the higher the pOH. The higher the OH- concentration the higher the pH and the lower the pOH.
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