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Title: What is negative log?
Post by: 38175425 on March 03, 2020, 06:56:01 AM

"The value of the pH is the negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration in moles per liter." - AP biology
What does "negative log" mean?

Title: Re: What is negative log?
Post by: chenbeier on March 03, 2020, 07:03:48 AM

It means -log (cH+).  Logarithmen laws.

Title: Re: What is negative log?
Post by: 38175425 on March 03, 2020, 07:28:21 AM

Quote from: chenbeier on March 03, 2020, 07:03:48 AM

It means -log (cH+).  Logarithmen laws.

Got it
thank you so much