Lemon juice has a pH of about 2.0, compared with a pH of about 1.0 for stomach acid. Therefore, the concentration of H+ in stomach acid is __________ than that of lemon juice.

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Answer:

The concentration of H⁺ in stomach acid is approximately ten times greater than that of lemon juice.

Explanation:

The H⁺ concentration of a solution is exponentially related to its pH value:

[tex]\rm [H^{+}] = 10^{-pH}[/tex].

For lemon juice:

[tex]\rm [H^{+}] = 10^{-2.0} = 0.01\; M[/tex].

For stomach acid:

[tex]\rm [H^{+}] = 10^{-1.0} = 0.1\; M[/tex].

Thus, the concentration of H⁺ in stomach acid is approximately ten times greater than that of lemon juice.