Question

What are the concentrations of h3o+ and oh− in tomatoes that have a ph of 4.10?

Answer 1

Answer : The concentration of $H_3O^+$ and $OH^-$ are $7.94\times 10^{-5}$ and $1.258\times 10^{-10}$ respectively.

Solution : Given,

pH = 4.10

pH : pH is defined as the negative logarithm of hydronium ion concentration.

Formula used : $pH=-log[H_3O^+]$

First we have to calculate the hydronium ion concentration by using pH formula.

$4.10=-log[H_3O^+]$

$[H_3O^+]=antilog(-4.10)$

$[H_3O^+]=7.94\times 10^{-5}$

Now we have to calculate the pOH.

As we know, $pH+pOH=14$

$4.10+pOH=14$

$pOH=9.9$

Now we have to calculate the hydroxide ion concentration.

$pOH=-log[OH^-]$

$9.9=-log[OH^-]$

$[OH^-]=antilog(-9.9)$

$[OH^-]=1.258\times 10^{-10}$

Therefore, the concentration of $H_3O^+$ and $OH^-$ are $7.94\times 10^{-5}$ and $1.258\times 10^{-10}$ respectively.