pH Scale Flashcards
The concentration of _ in an aqueous solution containing acids and bases indicates the strength of the solution (2)
Hydrogen ions
Hydroxide ions
The concentrations are usually so small that it is _
Difficult to read
_ invented pH scale in 1909
Soren sorenson
pH is an advanced algebra function called the _
p-function
Battery acid pH
0
Drain cleaner pH
14
Bases ph
Above 7
pH is a measure of acidity or amount of _ in a solution (moles per liter)
Hydrogen ions (H+)
Log is short for
Logarithm
Log tells how many times base is multiplied by itself to
Reach that number
Log answers: how many times do I have to multiply one number (a base) to get _
Another number
Chemists use logarithms for pH because sometimes number of hydrogen in substance can be
Trillion times difference from another substance
