2006-11-24 11:00:49 · 8 answers · asked by mrs_reptile2000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Potential of Hydrogen.
2006-11-24 11:04:22 · answer #1 · answered by bgdddymtty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The concept was introduced by S.P.L. Sørensen in 1909, and is purported to mean pondus hydrogenii in Latin. However, most other sources attribute the name to the French term pouvoir hydrogène. In English, pH can stand for "hydrogen power," "power of hydrogen," or "potential of hydrogen." All of these terms are technically correct.
2006-11-24 11:05:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN the pH balance, pH can stand for "hydrogen power, "power of hydrogen," or "potential of hydrogen
2006-11-24 11:05:26 · answer #3 · answered by ayok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stands for pondus Hydrogenii which means "potential hydrogen".The terminology refers to acidity being due to a predominance of hydrogen ions in an aqueous (water containing) solution.
2006-11-24 11:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by phoenix_of_tragedy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pH stands for the hydrogen ion concentration.
2006-11-24 11:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what the letters stand for (something hydrogen?) but
it tells you the concentration of hydroxyl ions (-OH) in a solution, 7 being neutral and less than 7 being acidic.
2006-11-24 11:15:09 · answer #6 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pH is a scale which tells us whether the solution is acidic,neutral or basic.
2006-11-24 13:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by Ashwin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means how basic or acidic something is
sorry but I don't know the acronym
2006-11-24 11:08:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋