A buffer solution has a pH of 4.6. Calculate the concentration of H3O + in the buffer.

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Francisco Hicks

6 February, 04:37

A buffer solution has a pH of 4.6. Calculate the concentration of H3O + in the buffer.

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Gideon Quinn · Answer 1

0.000025mol/L

Explanation:

pH = - log[H3O+]

Here, we know that pH = 4.6 while the concentration of [H30+] is what we are to find. This can be obtained as follows:

4.6 = - log[H30+]

[H3O+] = - Antilog (4.6)

= 0.000025mol/L