Chemistry

pH from [H⁺]

pH from hydrogen ion concentration.

Formula

Formula
pH = −log10[H+]

Variables

SymbolDefinitionType & rangeUnitsRole
[H⁺] hydrogen ion conc. (mol/L) real number (ℝ) mol/L input

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Worked examples

Example 1
Given[H⁺] (mol/L) = 1e-7
Result7
Example 2
Given[H⁺] (mol/L) = 0.01
Result2