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Q: How can you tell is a substance is acidic or basic?
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Why is there a pH scale?

The reason for a pH scale it to tell how basic or acidic a substance, or substance byproduct is.


What tells how acidic or basic a substance is?

The Ph


What is used to find out weather the substance is acidic or basic?

A pH test will tell you if it is acidic or basic. A pH test checks for the amount of H+ (hydromium) ions in solution. Higher amount of H+ ions means acidic, and higher amount of OH- means more basic.


Is cronium chloride acidic or basic?

Neither - there is no such substance.


At what pH is a substance an acid or a base?

The pH is measure from 1 to 14. so, from 1 to 6.9 the substance is acidic. and from 7.01 to 14 the substance is basic. 7 is neutral. The closer the substance is to 7 it is either basic or acidic. As the number is lower the substance is more acidic for example: pH 2.9 is more acidic than pH 4.8


Would sodium sulfate be acidic or basic?

Sodium Sulfate is a basic substance.


What does substance's pH tell you?

Ph tells you how acidic/basic a solution is. It is a measure of the relative concentrations of H+ ions to OH- ions.


What property of a substance does the pH meter measure?

It measures whether a substance is acidic or basic.


What is the color of purple bougainvillea indicator if the substance is acidic?

acidic - magenta basic - no colour change


Would a substance with pH value of 2 be very acidic or very basic?

very acidic


What makes something acidic or basic?

Simply; acids donate protons and bases accept protons.


How can the pH be brought back to normal?

Addind a basic or an acidic substance.