The products of chemical reactions often have completely different properties than the reactants, like viscosity, boiling and melting temperatures, etc.
That is because the atoms form new and different bonds to give the products.
Answer:
The hydrogen ion concentration of the substance is 3.16*10⁻⁵ M
Explanation:
pH is a parameter used to measure the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance. The pH is calculated as the negative logarithm (base 10) of the concentration of hydronium ions [H₃O⁺] or hydrogen ions [H⁺].
pH= - log [H₃O⁺]= - log [H⁺]
Values on the pH scale range from 0 to 14, where pH equal to 7 is neutral, below 7 is acidic and above 7 is basic.
In this case, pH= 4.5
So:
4.5= - log [H⁺]
Solving:
[ H⁺]= 10⁻⁴ ⁵
[H⁺]= 3.16*10⁻⁵ M
The hydrogen ion concentration of the substance is 3.16*10⁻⁵ M
An element bonds chemically to fill it's outer valence electron shell, when that occurs it becomes stable.
