p h balanced what it stands for?

Question

I know that it measures the acidity in the water but the abbrevation ph what is it is it a name of someone or what?

Answer 1

The pH (always written small "p", big "H") is defined as the negative logarithm (base 10) of the Hydrogen ion concentration in an aqueous solution.

The "p" is the term for negative log, and the "H" is for Hydrogen. You can also have pOH, which measures the basicity of a solution. The OH is for the hydroxyl ion.

At room temperature, pH and pOH added together equal 14.

Contrary to some answers here, pH may be a negative number. In very strong mineral acids, the H ion concentration is so large the logarithm becomes positive, so the pH is negative. 38 weight percent Hydrochloric has a pH of -1.1.

Answer 2

pH (Potential of Hydrogen)

A measure of the degree of the acidity or the alkalinity of a solution as measured on a scale (pH scale) of 0 to 14. The midpoint of 7.0 on the pH scale represents neutrality, i.e., a "neutral" solution is neither acid nor alkaline. Numbers below 7.0 indicate acidity; numbers greater than 7.0 indicate alkalinity. It is important to understand that pH is a measure of intensity, and not capacity; i.e., pH indicates the intensity of alkalinity in the same way temperature tells how hot something is - but not how much heat the substance carries.

The pH scale is logarithmic which means that moving on (unit either way on the pH scale results in a 10 fold increase in the degree of alkalinity or acidity.

Answer 3

Percent Hydrogen.

Answer 4

pH is percent of hydroxide in a substance.