How many times more hydroxide ions are there in a solution with a ph of 9 than in a solution with a ph of 3?

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Reid Zimmerman

Chemistry

21 August, 01:38

How many times more hydroxide ions are there in a solution with a ph of 9 than in a solution with a ph of 3?

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Alivia Bartlett · Answer 1

The pH unit has 10x as many hydrogens ions as the unit above.

Ex: A pH of 5 would have 10x more hydrogen ions than a pH of 6

and 100x more than if it had a pH of 7.

With a pH of 9 and 3, this is equivalent to 10⁶

So your answer should be:

1,000,000