Answer
Basic
Work Step by Step
We are given:
$[\mathrm{H}^{+}]=1.3\times 10^{-8}$ M
$\mathrm{p}\mathrm{H}_{egg\ whites}=-\log[\mathrm{H}^{+}]=-\log(1.3\times 10^{-8})\approx 7.9$
Since we have pH$\gt7$, the egg whites are basic.
College Algebra 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305115546
ISBN 13:
978-1-30511-554-5
Chapter 4, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Chapter 4 Review - Exercises - Page 426: 105
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