SOLUTION: During the dry season, Lake Natron in Tanzania can reach a pH of 10.1. Beginning with the pH formula, solve to find the hydrogen ion concentration of the lake. Write your answer in
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Question 1005365: During the dry season, Lake Natron in Tanzania can reach a pH of 10.1. Beginning with the pH formula, solve to find the hydrogen ion concentration of the lake. Write your answer in scientific notation and round the decimal value to one decimal place. Recall: pH=-log[H^+]
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During the dry season, Lake Natron in Tanzania can reach a pH of 10.1. Beginning with the pH formula, solve to find the hydrogen ion concentration of the lake. Write your answer in scientific notation and round the decimal value to one decimal place.
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Recall: pH=-log[H^+]
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10.1 = -log[H^+}
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log[H^+] = -10.1
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H^+ = 10^-10.1 = 7.94x10^-11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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