The acidity of a substance is measured by its pH value. which is defined by
the formula
$$
\mathrm{pH}=-\log \left|H^{+}\right|
$$
where the symbol \(\left[H^{+}\right]\) denotes the concentration of hydrogen
ions measured in moles per liter. Distilled water has a pH of 7 : a substance
is called acidic if it has \(\mathrm{pH}<7\) and basic if it has \(\mathrm{pH}>7
.\) Find the \(\mathrm{pH}\) of each of the following substances and state
whether it is acidic or basic.
$$\begin{array}{lll}\hline & \text { SURSTANCE } & {\left[H^{+}\right]} \\\
\hline \text { (a) } & \text { Arterial blood } & 3.9 \times 10^{-8}
\mathrm{mol} / \mathrm{L} \\ \text { (b) } & \text { Tomatoes } & 6.3 \times
10^{-5} \mathrm{mol} / \mathrm{L} \\ \text { (c) } & \text { Milk } & 4.0
\times 10^{-7} \mathrm{mol} / \mathrm{L} \\ \text { (d) } & \text { Colfee }
& 1.2 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{mol} / \mathrm{L} \\ \hline \end{array}$$