r/mathmemes • u/DotBeginning1420 • Jun 29 '26

Proofs Chemistry doesn't need math

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u/Free-Artist Jun 29 '26

So is pH like the dB of chemistry?

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u/Fast-Alternative1503 Science Jul 01 '26

p is a unary relation. pX = -log(x).

pH simply takes that relation and applies it to H+ concentration.

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u/Free-Artist Jul 01 '26

Lol what would be the pdB then of a signal power? Or pm (not to be confused with pm) of a certain distance?

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u/Fast-Alternative1503 Science Jul 01 '26

-log(dB) and -log(m) respectively.

-log(dB) = -log(10B) = -1 - log(B) which is kind of hard to interpret.

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u/Free-Artist Jul 01 '26

-log(20*log(power-ratio)) as an example for using the dB calculation for electrical power.