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An acidic solution contains a higher concentration of H+ ions than pure water and has a pH value below 7.
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Is it true that an acidic solution contains a higher concentration of H+ ions than pure water and has a pH value below 7?
Yes. An acidic solution contains a greater concentration of hydrogen ions than pure water, corresponding to a pH value below 7.
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Wikipedia: Acid. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid
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Confirms that if a solution has a higher concentration of hydronium ions than pure water, its pH is lower than 7.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.20%3A Acids and Bases in Biology. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Introductory_Biology_(CK-12)/01%3A_Introduction_to_Biology/1.20%3A_Acids_and_Bases_in_Biology
Explains that pure water has 1 x 10^-7 M hydronium ions, and an acidic solution has a higher concentration than this.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Introductory Chemistry Online/Acids, Bases and pH. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introductory_Chemistry_Online/Acids,_Bases_and_pH
Explicitly defines an acid as a solution containing a higher concentration of H+ ions than pure water and a pH below 7.
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Wikiversity: Wikiversity: Chemistry/Water Chemistry, Solutions, and pH. (n.d.). Wikiversity. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Chemistry/Water_Chemistry,_Solutions,_and_pH
Notes that solutions with a higher concentration of H+ than pure water have pH values below 7 and are acidic.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.08%3A pH. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Biology_(Kimball)/01%3A_The_Chemical_Basis_of_Life/1.08%3A_pH
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