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Hydronium Ion Concentration In Blood

The pH of blood is normally 7.400
What is the hydronium ion concentration?



Whenever you see a lowercase p, it means 'take the negative log of'
pH means take the negative log of [H+], the proton concentration
also referred to as the hydronium ion concentration [H3O+]

proton concentration [H+] = [H3O+] hydronium ion concentration

So let's do just that

pH = -log [H+]
7.4 = -log [H+]
-7.4 = log [H+]
10-7.4 = 10log [H+]
10-7.4 = [H+]
[H+] = 3.98 x 10-8

The hydronium ion concentration is 3.98 x 10-8