What would you predict about a chemical that has a hydrogen ion concentration of 1 × 10−12 M?

It will form salt and water when added to a base.

It contains no hydroxide ions.

It has high concentration of hydroxide ions.

It has a sour taste.

Question

What would you predict about a chemical that has a hydrogen ion concentration of 1 × 10−12 M?

 It will form salt and water when added to a base.

 It contains no hydroxide ions.

 It has high concentration of hydroxide ions.

 It has a sour taste.

anonymous · Answer

I know it's not the second, but I'm not sure about the rest.

thomaster · Answer

Determine the pH to find out if it's an acid or a base.

$\Large pH=-log[H^+]$

your $H^+=1*10^{-12}$

thomaster · Answer

Did you solve the question?

anonymous · Answer

I went with it having higher hydroxide ions.

thomaster · Answer

Yea wen you calculate the pH with the equation i gave, you'll know the pH of the chemical is 12, which means it's highly basic. So it has a high hydroxide ion concentration.