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Is is used to keep track of very large or very small numbers. For instance pH of an acid refers to the -log of the H+ concentration. Each time pH increases by one the actual concentration increases by a factor of ten. Many time you are dealing with very small number such as 1.76 x 10-5. If you take the negative log of this number then you get a pH of about 4.75. Logs are also used in the Richter scale, Stellar Brightness, and the Decibel scale for the same reasons. An earthquake with an intensity of 1 on the Richter scale has the approximate energy of 6oz of TNT. An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 is about the same amount of energy as 6 MILLION tons of TNT.

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