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When the pH is low, the concentration of the hydrogen ions is high. So pH of 3 has a greater concentration of hydrogen ions.
A hydrogen ion is just a proton, H+. The pH of a solution depends on proton concentration, pH = -log of H+ concentration. Therefore, the greater the number of protons present in solution, the lower the pH number, and the more acidic the solution.
The higher the pH, the greater the concentration of Hydroxide (OH-) ions. So, the solution with the pH of 9 is your answer.
Acidic solution have high concentration of dissociable H+ ions and have low pH.
The concentration of hydrogen ions determines the pH. Since water is neutral with a pH of 7 or so, any substance with a lower concentration is acidic.
A pH of 4 is one order of magnitude more acidic that a pH of 5. So. the 4 pH has the greater hydrogen ion concentration.
When the pH is low, the concentration of the hydrogen ions is high. So pH of 3 has a greater concentration of hydrogen ions.
A hydrogen ion is just a proton, H+. The pH of a solution depends on proton concentration, pH = -log of H+ concentration. Therefore, the greater the number of protons present in solution, the lower the pH number, and the more acidic the solution.
The higher the pH, the greater the concentration of Hydroxide (OH-) ions. So, the solution with the pH of 9 is your answer.
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pH come from "pondus hydrogenii" or "potential hydrogen." It measures the concentration of hydrogen ions. Mathematically, pH = -log[H+] Therefore, to answer your question, a pH of 3 will have a 10-3M of hydrogen ions where as the pH 9 solution will have a 10-9M of hydrogen ions. The lower the pH the higher its H+ concentration and the more acidic it is. (A pH of 9 is actually basic.)
Acidic solution have high concentration of dissociable H+ ions and have low pH.
Pure water is neutral - pH 7 If a solution has a high concentration of H+ ions it is acidic and will have a pH between 0 and 6.9 depending on the strength of the acid.
pH tells us the hydrogen ion (H+) ion concentration. The lower the number - the greater the number of hydrogen ions. Adding hydrogen ions decreases pH (and increases acidity) removing them (eg by adding hydroxide OH-) increases pH.
A low pH level means that the substance is very acidic, since the lower the number on the pH scale, the more acidic it is. It also means that the substance has more positive hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions.
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The concentration of hydrogen ions determines the pH. Since water is neutral with a pH of 7 or so, any substance with a lower concentration is acidic.