What do you mean by pH value? from Chemistry Equilibrium

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229. What do you mean by pH value?


Sorensen in 1909 suggested a convenient method of expressing hydronium ion concentration known as pH scale. The pH of a solution may be defined as the numerical value of the negative power of which 10 must be raised in order to express hydronium ion concentration i.e.

          

Taking logarithm on both the sides,

                  

or                        

Thus pH of a solution may also be defined as the negative logarithm of hydronium ion concentration.

Also,  
 

Hence pH of a solution is defined as the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydronium ion concentration.





As pH of a solution goes on decreasing below 7, the acidic nature of solution goes on increasing.
If pH lies between:
(a) 0 and 2, the solution is strongly acidic,
(b) 2 and 4, the solution is moderately acidic,
(c) 4 and 7, the solution is weakly acidic.

(iii) In basic solution:



  
As pH of a solution goes on increasing above 7, the basic nature of the solution goes on increasing.

If pH lies between:
(a) 7 and 10, the solution is weakly basic,
(b) 10 and 12, the solution is moderately basic,
(c) 12 and 14, the solution is strongly basic.

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