During a field trip to study the problem of acid rain, you test one lake that had observed a major fish kill. It was found to have a pH of 5.37. What is the [H⁺]? A)2.3 × 10^-9 B)3.7 × 10^-5 C)4.3 × 10^-6 D)1.7 × 10⁵

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The pH of a solution is the negative logarithm (base 10) of the hydrogen ion concentration. Therefore, [H⁺] = 10^-pH = 10^-5.37 ≈ 4.3 × 10^-6.

During a Field Trip to Study the Problem of Acid