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pH is actual the ratio of Hydronium ions (H3O) to Hydroxide ions (OH). A pH neutral liquid has a pH of 7, while the strongest acids have a number closer to 1 and the strongest bases (like household bleach) have a pH number closer to 14. It is simply caused by the natural breakdown in water of H2O into forms of OH and H3O that has a natural tendancy to swap back and forth in an equilibrium reaction.

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