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pH measures the acidity or basicity of a (chemical) solution. | pH measures the acidity or basicity of a (chemical) solution. | ||
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pH equal to 7 is considered to be neutral. This is the pH of pure water at a temperature of 25 °C. | pH equal to 7 is considered to be neutral. This is the pH of pure water at a temperature of 25 °C. | ||
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| + | pH is a logarithmic scale based on the concentration of protons(H+) in the solution. Thus, a change of pH by 1 corresponds to a change in concentration by a factor of 10. In general, the pH of most substances varies from 0 to 14 although for some extreme cases the pH can be greater than 14 or less than 0. | ||
Revision as of 09:10, March 4, 2007
For technical reasons this article is titled "PH" The title should be "pH." pH measures the acidity or basicity of a (chemical) solution.
Solutions having a pH that is less than 7 are called "acidic". Solutions having a pH greater than 7 are called "basic".
pH equal to 7 is considered to be neutral. This is the pH of pure water at a temperature of 25 °C.
pH is a logarithmic scale based on the concentration of protons(H+) in the solution. Thus, a change of pH by 1 corresponds to a change in concentration by a factor of 10. In general, the pH of most substances varies from 0 to 14 although for some extreme cases the pH can be greater than 14 or less than 0.