Question

When marco is sick, he tests the ph of his saliva and finds that it is 6.1. what is the hydrogen ion concentration of his saliva? (round your answer to seven decimal places.)?

Answer 1

Hydrogen ion concentration results from the addition of an acid to a substance. Since we know Marco's pH is 6.1, we can easily calculate the hydrogen ion concentration. The formula for pH is: pH = -log [H+]. Therefore, at pH = 5.5, [H+] = 10-5.5. This results in 3.16 x 10-6 M or [H+] = 0.0000032 M.