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By the concentration of hydrogen and/or hydroxide ions. For example, water (H2O) has an equal concentration of hydrogen and hydroxide ions. Hence, it is neutral (pH 7).
At pH 7, the concentration of hydroxide and hydrogen (hydronium) ions is equal; both concentrations are equal to 10-7 mol/L.
pH stands for power of hydrogen and indicates concentration of Hydrogen ions. pOH indicates concentration of hydroxide ions.
A neutral solution has an equal number or concentration of hydrogen and hydroxide ions. A neutral solution is one that has a pH of 7.0. Pure water is a neutral solution.
The concentration of hydrogen or hydroxide ions in blood plasma and cell cytoplasm is critical. These hydrogen and hydroxide ions can be combined to form water.
Best example : water! H2O...it is H1OH1
Hydrogen ions: pH under 7.Hydroxide ions: pH over 7.
< 7
No, pH measures the concentration of hydrogen ions. pOH would measure hydroxide concentration.
Because the number of positive hydrogen ions produced is equal to the number of negative ions produced, water is neutral. Water is neutral despite the production of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions because the number of positive hydrogen ions produced is equal to the number of negative ions produced, water is neutral.
In pure water, at standard conditions, the number of hydrogen ions (H⁺) is equal to the number of hydroxide ions (OH⁻). This balance occurs due to the self-ionization of water molecules: H 2 O ⇌ H OH − H 2 O⇌H +OH − For every water molecule that dissociates, one hydrogen ion (H⁺) and one hydroxide ion (OH⁻) are produced. The concentration of hydrogen ions (H⁺) is often denoted as [H⁺], and the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH⁻) is denoted as [OH⁻]. In neutral water (pH 7), these concentrations are equal: [H+]=[H−]=10−7 mol/L [H+ ]=[OH− ]=10−7 mol/L This balance ensures that the solution remains neutral. However, in acidic solutions, the concentration of hydrogen ions (H⁺) is higher than that of hydroxide ions (OH⁻), while in basic solutions, the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH⁻) is higher than that of hydrogen ions (H⁺). The product of the hydrogen ion concentration and the hydroxide ion concentration is always 10−14 mol 2 / L210−14 mol2 /L2 at 25°C, known as the ion product of water.
It produces a neutral salt along with water