saliva is an acidic because it helps break down food before you swallow it
saliva is an acidic because it helps break down food before you swallow it
human saliva is neutral with a pH of 7
Phenolphthalein is a pH indicator that turns pink in basic solutions, and colorless in acidic solutions. Normal pH of saliva ranges between 6.2 (acidic) and 7.4 (basic), with 7 being neutral pH. So, the answer is, "it depends." Is the saliva acidic, or basic?
It is neutral.
Urea is a neutral compound. It is neither acidic nor basic in aqueous solutions.
basic
Tomato is acidic.
Acidic
is saliva more acidic than blood? Saliva is alkaline in nature with a pH of 7.4. The blood in our body is alkaline, just like our saliva when we are new-born babies and the pH decreases as we age. So, saliva, for the major part of our life, is not more acidic than blood. But, you know, it depends upon the individual as the saliva and blood pH levels may vary from person to person.
Basic.
It is basic.
basic