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Q: Why is bleach considered eithier acidic or basic?
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Bleach acidic or basic?

Bleach is basic as it contains sodium hypochlorite.


Is bleach a acidic o basic?

Bleach is an acid.


Is bleach a acid or alkali?

Bleach is basic, not acidic


Is bleach acidic or basic?

Bleach is alkaline, most bleaches contain hypochlorite ions.


Is bleach Acidic basic neutral?

Liquid bleach is very basic (alkaline). The usual pH is around 12 or so.


What elements are acidic or basic?

No element is acidic or basic. Compounds are.


Why is the pH of bleach 6?

It isn't. the pH of Bleach is ~12.6, making it a highly basic substance. (Basic is the opposite end of the spectrum from acidic, but extremes of either are both dangerous.)


A pH level of 9 is considered a weakly basic or weakly acidic?

Weak base.A pH of 7 is considered neutral, any higher (7-14) is considered basic, lower (1-7) is considered acidic.


What acids in bleach?

There are no acids in bleach. Bleach has a very basic pH (as opposed to acidic). By contrast, ammonia is acidic. There is not an easy way to tell by sight or smell whether something is an acid or base. There are other ways of determining this, such as Litmus paper or phenolphthalein.


Would a pH level of 10 be considered acidic?

A pH level of 7.0 is considered neutral (neither) and below that is acidic and above is basic. A pH of 10 is basic.


Is bleach acid base or neutral?

Bleach has a pH of approximately 13, therefore it would be very basic. Neutral would be a pH of 7, Acidic would be a pH <7, Basic is >7.


Is water a acid or basics?

Usually water is considered neither acidic nor basic. It is neutral. But technically it is an amphoteric substance, meaning it has both acidic and basic properties.