Can anyone give me a scenario where identifying pH would be helpful?

Question

It is for my lab report in chemisrty.

Answer 1

Getting stung by a jellyfish would require knowledge of PH. Because the poison they release is basic, an acid would neutralize the poison.

Answer 2

Identifying pH levels is important when dealing with environmental science. The pH levels can affect breeding of aquatic life. That is how one of the ways we know about the damages of acid rain.

Acid rain (or more accurately acid precipitation)[1] occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere, undergo chemical transformations and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds. The droplets then fall to earth as rain, snow, or sleet. This can increase the acidity of the soil, and affect the chemical balance of lakes and streams.[2] The term "acid rain" is sometimes used more generally to include all forms of acid deposition - both wet deposition, where acidic gases and particles are removed by rain or other precipitation, and dry deposition removal of gases and particles to the Earth's surface in the absence of precipitation.[3] Acid rain is defined as any type of precipitation with a pH that is unusually low.[4] Dissolved carbon dioxide dissociates to form weak carbonic acid giving a pH of approximately 5.6 at typical atmospheric concentrations of CO2.[5] Therefore a pH of <5.6 has sometimes been used as a definition of acid rain.[6] However, natural sources of acidity mean that in remote areas, rain has a pH which is between 4.5 and 5.6 with an average value of 5.0 and so rain with a pH <5 is a more appropriate definition.[7]

The US EPA says, "Acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects large parts of the US and Canada" [8] Acid rain accelerates weathering in carbonate rocks and accelerates building weathering. It also contributes to acidification of rivers, streams, and forest damage at high elevations.

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Answer 3

Identify acidity, or PH balance, is what I think you are asking, can be applied to many things; hair, train forests, the environment, car paint, anything affected by acidity; ocean salt's PH on infrastructure on the Gulf coast, etc.

Good luck

Answer 4

In a pool. The water must have a pH of 7 so that you are not swimming in an acidic or basic liquid...That would hurt.

Also testing water in a forest preserve to see if the water is destroying the area.

Answer 5

Gardening. The PH of the soil is critical to many different types of plants like orchids and gardenias.

PH is also very important in determining the health of Lead acid batteries like used in your auto.

PH in your blood it critical to stable and functioning body. It is included as part of even the most rudimentary chemistry profiles.

PH in water sources such as lakes can determine if Plants and fish can survive.
For many years many Lakes in the US were so acidic it killed everytihing.
It is better controlled now.

Answer 6

in the electroplating process at my work, pH was important to how well the copper platted to the steel, also in terms of maintaining aquariums, like shedd in Chicago,sea world, etc.. fish live in certain pH water, if it is out then they will die...also in the medical field.. eye wash is a certain pH... blood toxicology, blood has a certain pH.... the buffers in medications are there to maintain the pH...pH is very important

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Measuring the blood pH of a patient can help identify what type of renal (kidney) disease the patient has & what type of treatment should be given.

Answer 9

In a fish tank so your fish stay alive.