Question 2004 of 234 · California Wastewater Operator Exam

If the pH of a sample drops from 7 to 5, the hydrogen ion concentration has

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  • D: increased by 100 times

Explanation

The pH scale is logarithmic, so two units lower means ten times ten, or 100 times, more hydrogen ions.

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