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9.4 Ionisation Constant of Water and Calculation of pH
Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in water at equilibrium. Kw = [H+][OH-] pH: The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. pH = -log[H+]
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9.4 Ionisation Constant of Water and Calculation of pH
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Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in water at equilibrium. Kw = [H+][OH-] pH: The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. pH = -log[H+]
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Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in water at equilibrium. Kw = [H+][OH-] pH: The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. pH = -log[H+]
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- Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in wat
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- Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in wat
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Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in wat
Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in water at equilibrium. \[ K_w = [H^+][OH^-]
- Definition
- Ionisation Constant of Water (Kw): The product of the concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in water at equilibrium. \[ K_w = [H^+][OH^-]
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