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Acids, bases and pHChemistryHigh schoolabout 1:21

A solution has pH 5.6. Find [H⁺], [OH⁻] and pOH: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step acids, bases and ph video lesson with captions. Final answer: pH = 5.6, pOH = 8.4, [H⁺] = 2.512×10^-6 M, [OH⁻] = 3.981×10^-9 M (acidic).

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.5 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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  1. 1. The problem
    Worked example
    A solution has pH 5.6. Find [H⁺], [OH⁻] and pOH.
  2. 2. Step by step
    1. [H+]=10−pH=10−5.6=2.512×10−6 M[\mathrm{H^+}] = 10^{-\text{pH}} = 10^{-5.6} = 2.512 \times 10^{-6}\ \text{M}
      Hydrogen ion concentration from pH
    2. pH=−log⁡10[H+]=−log⁡10(2.512×10−6)=5.6\text{pH} = -\log_{10}[\mathrm{H^+}] = -\log_{10}(2.512 \times 10^{-6}) = 5.6
      pH
    3. pOH=14−pH=8.4,[OH−]=Kw[H+]=3.981×10−9 M\text{pOH} = 14 - \text{pH} = 8.4,\quad [\mathrm{OH^-}] = \frac{K_w}{[\mathrm{H^+}]} = 3.981 \times 10^{-9}\ \text{M}
      pOH and [OH⁻] (25 °C, Kw = 1.0 × 10⁻¹⁴)
  3. 3. The answer
    pH=5.6\text{pH} = 5.6

    pH = 5.6

  4. 4. Check
    • [H⁺][OH⁻] = 1×10^-14 ≈ 1.0×10^-14.
    • The solution is acidic.

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: A solution has pH 5.6. Find [H to the power plus ], [OH to the power minus ] and pOH. Convert between hydrogen ion concentration, hydroxide concentration, pH and pOH in water at 25 °C.

Step by step. Hydrogen ion concentration from pH. pH. pOH and [OH to the power minus ] (25 °C, Kw equals 1.0 times 10 to the power minus 14).

The answer. So the answer is pH equals 5.6, pOH equals 8.4, [H to the power plus ] equals 2.512 times 10 to the power negative 6 M, [OH to the power minus ] equals 3.981 times 10 to the power negative 9 M (acidic). pH is a logarithmic scale: each unit is a tenfold change in hydrogen ion concentration. Below 7 the solution is acidic, above 7 it is basic, at 25 °C.

Check. [H to the power plus ][OH to the power minus ] equals 1 times 10 to the power negative 14 approximately 1.0 times 10 to the power negative 14. The solution is acidic.

About acids, bases and ph

Find pH, pOH and ion concentrations of acidic and basic solutions.

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