A substance with equal numbers of H+ ions and OH- ions is a basic solution.

True

False

Verified Answer :

A substance with equal numbers of H+ ions and OH- ions is a basic solution. This is False. It will be neutral.

Answer: False

Explanation:

pH or pOH is the measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution.

pH is calculated by taking negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration.

Acids have pH ranging from 1 to 6.9, bases have pH ranging from 7.1 to 14 and neutral solutions have pH equal to 7.

\(pH=-\log [H^+]\)

\(pOH=-\log[OH^-]\)

When the concentration of \([H^+]=[OH^-]\), the solution is neutral, \(H^+\)> \(OH^-\) , the solution is acidic and if \(H^+\)< \(OH^-\) , the solution is basic.