Chapter 17, Problem 11CLE

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

A brief description of the relationships among characteristic, mantissa, coefficient, exponential and logarithm is to be stated.

Concept introduction:

Logarithm is a mathematical way in which very low concentration such as ${\text{10}}^{-x}\text{M}$ can be easily converted into a whole number. Chemists use the $\text{pH}$ scale to express very low concentration of hydrogen ion. $\text{pH}$ is defined as negative log of hydrogen ion concentration.