Question #92440
Because rain washes pollutants out of the air, many Ontario lakes are undergoing changes in pH. The water in one such lake was found to have a hydronium ion concentration of 3.2 x 10-5 M. What is the pH of this lake? Is it considered acidic or basic?
Expert's answer
Because rain washes pollutants out of the air, many Ontario lakes are undergoing changes in pH. The water in one such lake was found to have a hydronium ion concentration of 3.2 x 10-5 M. What is the pH of this lake? Is it considered acidic or basic?
Solution.
pH = -lg[H3O+] = 4.49 ≈ 4.5
Answer. pH = 4.5, acidic
