The Acid/Base Square:

This square helps convert between [H+], pH, pOH, and [OH-]

Example Calculations:
a) What is the pH of a 0.050 M HNO3?
Since we are dealing with an acid, we know the [H+]…
pH = -log[H+]
pH = -log[0.050]
pH = 1.3 = acidic

b) Find the hydroxide ion concentration of 3.010-2 M HCl.

[H+][OH-] = 1.0  10-14
[3.0  10-2][OH-] = 1.0  10-14
[OH-] = 3.3  10-13 M = acidic

c) What is the molarity of HBr in a solution that has a pOH of 9.6?

pH + pOH = 14 H+ = 10-pH
pH + 9.6 = 14 H+ = 10-4.4
pH = 4.4 [H+] = 3.98  10-5 M HBr = acidic
 pH Practice
1. Draw the pH scale, labeled 0-14. Identify where a solution is acidic, basic and neutral.

2. Calculate the pH of the following solutions. Identify the solution as acidic, basic or neutral.

a) [H+] = 1.00 x 10-3 M

b) [H+] = 1.00 x 10-10 M

c) [H+] = 6.59 x 10-10 M

d) [H+] = 9.47 x 10-3 M

3. Find the pH of each of the following solutions and identify them as acidic, basic or neutral.

a) pOH = 2.00

b) pOH = 8.00

c) pOH = 1.263

d) pOH = 9.714
4. Calculate the pH of the following solutions and identify them as acidic, basic or neutral.

a) [OH-] = 1.00 x 10-9 M

b) [OH-] = 1.00 x 10-3 M

c) [OH-] = 9.56 x 10-4 M

d) [OH-] = 7.49 x 10-10 M

5. Find the pH and the [H+] of each of the following solutions and identify them as acidic, basic or
neutral.

a) pOH = 9.50

b) pOH = 3.65

c) pOH = 12.63

d) pOH = 1.14
 pH, pOH, [H+], and [OH-] Calculations WS
1. Calculate the pH and pOH for the following solutions:
a) [H+] = 1.0 x 10-5 M d) [OH-] = 3.0 x 10-8 M

b) [H+] = 2.5 x 10-2 M e) [OH-] = 7.5 x 10-3 M

c) [H+] = 1.2 x 10-14 M f) [OH-] = 6.0 M

2. Calculate the [H+] and [OH-] for the following solutions:

a) pOH = 2.60 d) pH = 3

b) pOH = 5.63 e) pH = 7.51

c) pOH = 1.13 f) pH = 0.03

Directions: Fill in the missing information in the table below.
pH
[H+] pOH [OH-] Acid or Base?
3.78

3.89 x 10-4 M

5.19

4.88 x 10-6 M
8.46

8.45 x 10-13 M

2.14

2.31 x 10-11 M
10.91

7.49 x 10-6 M

9.94

2.57 x 10-8 M
4.16

1.06 x 10-1 M

3.82

8.53 x 10-7 M
7.05

4.73 x 10-10 M

1.33

9.87 x 10-3 M
11.68

9.22 x 10-8 M

12.24

5.39 x 10-12 M