Chapter 15, Problem 95E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The $\left[{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}^{+}\right]$ in rain that has a $\text{pH}$ of $4.5$ is to be calculated and compared with the value of $\left[{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}^{+}\right]$ in rain that has a $\text{pH}$ of $5.4$ .

Concept introduction: The potential of ${\text{H}}^{\text{+}}$ ions is called as $\text{pH}$ . The value of $\text{pH}$ is less than $7$ for acidic solutions and greater than $7$ for basic solutions. For neutral solution the value of $\text{pH}$ is $7$ .

To determine: The $\left[{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}^{+}\right]$ in rain that has a $\text{pH}$ of $4.5$ and its comparison with the value of $\left[{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}^{+}\right]$ that has a $\text{pH}$ of $5.4$ .