SOLUTION: why is logarithms used in finding ph vaule?

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Question 270140: why is logarithms used in finding ph vaule?
Answer by jsmallt9(3759) About Me  (Show Source):
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Logarithms are exponents. And pH is the negative of the exponent of the concentration of H+ ions. So
pH = -log(concentration of h+)