Answer: The given statement is TRUE.
Explanation:
An equilibrium reaction is one in which rate of forward reaction is equal to the rate of backward reaction.
Equilibrium constant is defined as the ratio of the product of the concentration of products to the product of the concentration of reactants each raised to their stochiometric coefficient.
For example for the given equilibrium reaction;

![K_{eq}=\frac{[H_2]^2[O_2]}{[H_2O]^2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=K_%7Beq%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B%5BH_2%5D%5E2%5BO_2%5D%7D%7B%5BH_2O%5D%5E2%7D)
Thus the given statement that in calculating the equilibrium constant for a reaction, the coefficients of the chemical equation are used as exponents for the factors in the equilibrium expression is True.
Answer:
Explanation:
Given parameters:
pH = 3.50
Unknown:
concentration of [H₃0⁺] = ?
concentration of [OH⁻] = ?
Solution:
In order to find the unknown, we use some simple expressions which best explains the pH scale and the equilibrium systems of aqueous solutions.
pH = -log₁₀[H₃O⁺]
[H₃O⁺] = inverse log₁₀ (-pH) =
= 
[H₃O⁺] = 3.2 x 10⁻⁴moldm⁻³
For the [OH⁻]:
we use : pOH = -log₁₀ [OH⁻]
Recall: pOH + pH = 14
pOH = 14 - pH = 14 - 3.5 = 10.5
Now we plug the value of pOH into pOH = -log₁₀ [OH⁻]
[OH⁻] = 
[OH⁻] =
= 3.2 x 10⁻¹¹moldm⁻³
The solution is acidic as the concentration of H₃0⁺ is more than that of the OH⁻ ions.