In Chemistry, logarithm values are required in solving problems of chemical kinetics, thermodynamics,
electrochemistry, etc We shall first introduce this concept, and discuss the laws, which will have to be
followed in working with logarithms, and then apply this technique to a number of problems to show
how it makes difficult calculations simple We know that
23 = 8, 32 = 9, 53 = 125, 70 = 1
In general, for a positive real number a, and a rational number m, let am = b,
where b is a real number In other words
the mth power of base a is b