the ph scale
DESCRIPTION
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Drain Cleaner
Bleach
Ammonia
Soap
Baking Soda
Seawater
Pure Water
Urine (average)
Black Coffee
Tomato Juice
Battery Acid
Stomach Acid
Soda
CBY NC ND
ACIDS, ALKALIS, AND THE pH SCALE
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NEUTRAL
AC
ID
IC
AL
KA
LIN
EH+ CONCENTRATION
(in moles per litre)
1 10-14
1 10-13
1 10-12
1 10-11
1 10-10
1 10-9
1 10-8
1 10-7
1 10-6
1 10-5
1 10-4
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
The pH scale is a way of gauging the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. It is calculated using: pH = -log10[H+]. Adding an
acid to water increases the H+ (H3O+) concentration, and decreases the OH- concentration. An alkali does the opposite.
pH
1
0.1
0.01
0.001
1 10-4
1 10-5
1 10-6
1 10-7
1 10-8
1 10-9
1 10-10
1 10-14
1 10-13
1 10-12
1 10-11
OH- CONCENTRATION(in moles per litre) EVERYDAY EXAMPLE
Lemon Juice
Antacid Tablets
Red
Ora
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Yello
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Blue
Purp
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Green