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pH stands for 'potential of hydrogen' which has to do with the amount of ionic hydrogen present. This determines the alkalinity or acidity of a substance. So basically, pH is how acid or alkaline something is. The pH scale runs from 1 to 14. 7 is neutral - pure water for example has a pH of seven, although drinking water supplies have things added that change the pH and may range from 6-8. Anything with a pH above seven is said to be alkaline, below seven is acidic. A pH of 5 would be seen in, for example, an acid pool or a peat bog. A pH of 3 is an average laboratory acid, and a pH of 1 is the most acid that something can get (although this is not a measure of how strong it is technically). At the other end of the scale, a pH of 9-9.5 would be seen in the mineral-rich African Rift Lakes, around 12 is bleach, and 14 is extremely alkaline.

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