decadal logarithm of the hydrogen ion activity multiplied with (−1)
where
| |  | is the activity of the hydrogen ion, in mol/kg; |
| | m0 | is the standard molality (1 mol/kg); |
| |  | is the activity coefficient of the hydrogen ion; |
| |  | is the molality of the hydrogen ion, in mol/kg. |
Note 1 to entry: Molality is understood as moles per kilogram solvent.
Note 2 to entry: The pH value is not measurable as a measure of a single ion activity. Therefore, pH(PR) values of solutions of primary reference material are determined, which are approximate to it and can be attributed to it. This is based on a worldwide agreement, see
ISO 80000-9:2009, Annex C.
[SOURCE: ISO 23496:2019, 3.2]