This was really annoying me, plus the fact that none of my teachers told me how to do it! But what exactly do you press on the calculator. For example: An acid has a pH of 3. What is the concentartion of H+ ions? pH=-log10[H+] 3=-log10[H+] -3=log10[H+]
That what usually shift button do in big ass calculators. Just press the shift key before you press the log button and BINGO - you got antilog operation But you better use some application for your phone if your calculator does not has this button for some reason There is bung of calculus apps on the web, here a short list of them, in this article and this one