Chemistry A-Level
factor of ten per unit
What factor of ten per unit means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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One whole pH unit corresponds to a factor of ten in hydrogen ion concentration, because the logarithm is to base 10.
Topics that use factor of ten per unit
- Definition and determination of pH (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- diprotic acids
- logarithm and antilogarithm
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- strong acid pH
- complete dissociation
- logarithmic scale
- need for a log scale
- pH definition
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