Question

Diet cola drinks have a pH of about 3.0, while milk has a pHof

about 7.0. How many times greater is theH3O+
concentration in diet cola than inmilk?
A. 2.3 times higher in diet cola than in milk.
B. 400 times higher in diet cola than in milk.
C. 0.43 times higher in diet cola than in milk.
D. 1,000 times higher in diet cola than in milk.
E. 10,000 times higher in diet cola than in milk.

Answer 1

`H_(3)O^(+)` concentration is 10000 times higher in diet cola than milk

Step-by-step explanation:

• pH is negative logarithm of concentration of
  `H_(3)O^(+)` in molarity. It is expressed as:
  `pH=-log[H_(3)O^(+)]`
• So,
  `[H_(3)O^(+)]=10^(-pH)`(M)
• For diet cola,
  `[H_(3)O^(+)]=10^(-3.0)` (M)
• For milk,
  `[H_(3)O^(+)]=10^(-7.0)` (M)
• So,
  `([H_(3)O^(+)](diet cola))/([H_(3)O^(+)](milk))=(10^(-3.0))/(10^(-7.0))=10^(4)=10000`
• Hence
  `H_(3)O^(+)` concentration is 10000 times higher in diet cola than milk