Solve the Problem. -If X Is the Hydrogen Ion Concentration of a Sample

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Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-If x is the hydrogen ion concentration of a sample of water, then the pH of that water sample is f(x) = -log x. If the pH of the water from one lake is 4.6 and the pH of the water from a second lake is 5.4, how many times
Greater is the hydrogen ion concentration of the second lake than the hydrogen ion concentration of the first
Lake? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

• A) 6.31
• B) 0.16
• C) 14.92
• D) 7.11

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