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What is the pH schale used for?

Updated: 12/20/2022
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pH is a measure of the acidity of an aqueous solution (a solution where water is the solvent).

Specifically it is the negative logarithm of the molar concentration of hydrogen ions.

A solution with a pH below 7 is acidic while one with a pH above 7 is basic or alkaline. A pH of 7 is neutral.

Note that pH is not a measure of the strength of an acid or base, just how acidic or basic a solution is, which depends both on the strength and concentration of the acid/base.

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