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What makes the water acidic?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Water itself is neutral, neither acidic or basic. If an acid is present in the water, such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, etc., then the water will become acidic.

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