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For pure distilled de-ionised water at 25 oC the pH = 7

When water is heated above this temperature it pH may become less. . Reason water is in equilibrium between hydrogen ion and hydroxide ion.

Heating water makes it dissociate more into its ions.

H2O H^+ + OH^-

H2O More H^+ & more OH^-

Since we are measuring the hydrogen ion concentration[H^+] and there is more of them the the pH is < 7 (more acidic).

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the correct pH of water is 7. The reasoning for this is that 7 is pH neutral with pH 1 being acidic and pH 14 being alkaline. water is a Ph neutral substance which is neither acid nor alkaline

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