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Hydrogen ion concentration versus pH.

I Ueda, H Eyring

    Anesthesia and Analgesia
    |November 1, 1979
    PubMed
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    Converting pH to hydrogen ion concentration using antilog is incorrect. pH values are primary thermodynamic variables and should not be treated as direct measures of hydrogen ion concentration from titrations.

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    Area of Science:

    • Thermodynamics
    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Physical Chemistry

    Background:

    • pH is commonly, but incorrectly, converted to hydrogen ion concentration using the antilog of negative pH values.
    • This conversion is often applied in various scientific disciplines without thermodynamic basis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To elucidate the thermodynamic basis of pH.
    • To demonstrate the erroneous nature of converting pH values to hydrogen ion concentrations via antilogarithms.
    • To establish pH as a primary thermodynamic variable.

    Main Methods:

    • Thermodynamic analysis of the pH scale.
    • Comparison of pH-derived values with titration-based acidity measurements.

    Main Results:

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    • The conversion of pH to "hydrogen ion concentration" using the antilog of negative pH is thermodynamically unsound.
    • Acidity determined by titration (base excess/deficit) is independent of "hydrogen ion concentrations" calculated from pH antilogs.
    • pH should be treated as a primary variable, not derived from concentration.

    Conclusions:

    • The practice of converting pH to hydrogen ion concentration via antilog is scientifically inaccurate.
    • Thermodynamic principles dictate that pH is a primary variable and not directly equivalent to antilog-derived concentrations.
    • Accurate representation of acidity requires distinguishing between pH and titratable acidity.