Is pH a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration?
1 Answer
Aug 20, 2014
Yes, pH is a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration.
See What is pH?.
If you know the pH, you can calculate the hydrogen ion concentration.
EXAMPLE
Calculate the hydrogen ion concentration for a solution with pH 2.30.
Solution
Since pH = -log[H⁺],
[H⁺] =
So [H⁺] =