There are no intervals in pH: it is a continuous property, like concentrationbut it has practical limits of about -1 < pH < 15
The highest pH on the scale is 14. But pH over 14 is also possible: for example a sample of 1o M sodium hydroxide solution has a pH of 15.
pH can most definitely go above 14. pH stands for negative logarithm of Hydrogen concetration and of course a solution could surpass 14Ph....
The pH scale is the negative of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration (molarity) in a solution. Thus at pH 1 there are 1x 10-1 mol/liter of H+ present and at pH 14 there are 1x10-14 mole/liter present (much less) Obviously you could have 1x10-15 mol/liter present for a pH of 15 or even a fraction of of a mole to give a pH of less than 1 (pH 0.698 = 0,2 mole/liter.) At pH 0 the concentration would be 10 mol/liter Now what happens at lower than zero pH. Any acid that has a concentration of hydrogen ions with a molarity greater than 1 can be calculated to have a negative pH. The pH of 12M HCl would be -log(12) = -1.08. The proof of the concentration and pH would be physically difficult as the pH probes don't work well in this range (acid error).
pH=6,4
15 pH
pH scale is from 1 to 14 (not 15)
There are no intervals in pH: it is a continuous property, like concentrationbut it has practical limits of about -1 < pH < 15
In theory any pH is possible, especially at elevated temperatures where pure water decreases in pH because of increased ionisation (but it is still neutral, neither acidic nor alkaline). However, does anything dissolve at sufficiently high concentration, and ionise sufficiently at that concentration, to achieve any given pH? In practice there are limitations. At pH 15, hydrogen ion concentration is 10^-15. That makes hydroxide ion concentration 10^1 - 10M sodium hydroxide in theory would have a pH of 15.
pKa= pH - log(A/HA) to clarify -log is subtract log E.g A buffer is prepared by adding .15 M of NaOH and .1 of a weak acid, HA. If the pH of the buffer is 8.15, what is the pKa of the acid? pH= 8.15 - log .15/.1 = 7.97
Ethanol is basic, ph=15 (I think)
Practically pH of 14 or 15 is the highest base value reachable, due to limits of max. concentration.
This is only a convention.
there is no logical reason to believe that "acetylsalicyclic acid" would have a pH of 15...this would be a base.
Practically pH of 14 or 15 is the highest base value reachable, due to limits of max. concentration.
The highest pH on the scale is 14. But pH over 14 is also possible: for example a sample of 1o M sodium hydroxide solution has a pH of 15.
pH can most definitely go above 14. pH stands for negative logarithm of Hydrogen concetration and of course a solution could surpass 14Ph....