what is the difference in pH units between the two solutions? explain.

Question

If solution A has 10,000 times as many H+ ions as solution B, what is the difference in pH units between the two solutions? Explain.

Answer 1

pH is a log scale. It is defined as the negative log of the H⁺ concentration. So, 10,000 is 10⁴ and the log is 4. So if solution A has 10,000 times as many H⁺ ions as solution B, the pH will be 4 pH units lower than that for solution B. Thst is the difference in p

H units will be 4.