what does it measure?
the amount?
2007-12-08 12:54:20 · 15 answers · asked by KJDKLJ 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
what does it stand for?
2007-12-08 13:00:11 · update #1
PH measures whether something is more acidic or basic. For instance, if the ph is something like 7 that would indicate more basic. If its 3.3, thats more acidic.
2007-12-08 12:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first guy is wrong.. pH measures both acids and bases. Its is on a scale of 1-14, and solutions having a measure of 1-6 in pH means the solution is acidic, and solutions measuring 8-14 are considered to be a basic solution. If the solution is at 7 that means it is neutral
2007-12-08 12:58:34 · answer #2 · answered by david edwards 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pH measures the concentration of either an acid or a base, or the hydrogen and hydroxide ions in a substance. The scale goes from 1-14. The higher the pH is on a scale, the more acidic it is; the lower the pH of a substance is. . . the more basic/alkaline. A pH of 7, is neutral.
2007-12-08 13:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by DTSL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pH is a relative measure of both acidity and alkalinity with neutral being 7 - acids below that and bases above. The closer to zero the more acidic and the closer to 14 the more alkaline.
2007-12-08 12:58:18 · answer #4 · answered by swimbuns 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It measures both. It tells you how acidic or alkaline your body is. For instance the Ph range for normal urine is from 5.0-7.0 Above 7.0 is considered alkaline, and below 5.0 is acid. If a urine specimen has a PH over 7, it probably contains a great number of bacteria, which make the urine alkaline. This will destroy the urinary casts that are formed in the kidney. Normal PH for urine is 5.0-6.5
Sorry to get off the subject but usually when people talk about PH they refer to urine tests.
2007-12-08 13:07:51 · answer #5 · answered by Ocean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acid and base. Acid is 1-6. Neutral is 7. And base is 8-(I think the highest is 14 but I'm not positive).
2007-12-08 12:58:19 · answer #6 · answered by heyyou211 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pH measures the concentration of H+ ions in a substance. So if it is a pH of 14, it is highly basic, if it has a pH of 1 it is highly acidic. (7 is neutral)
pOH measures the concentration of OH- ions. So a pOH of 1 is highly basic and a pOH of 14 is highly acidic. 7 is still neutral.
2007-12-08 12:58:33 · answer #7 · answered by tanvi for vendetta 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi there! the pH is a scale of measurment for science, specifically chemistry.
The scale measures if substances and tells you if they are more on the acidic or base side.
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2007-12-08 12:59:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe pH measures the percentage of acid to alkali.
2007-12-08 12:58:08 · answer #9 · answered by Chris B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one million. (b) Bases helpful properties a proton and grow to be a conjugate acid eg. HCl (aq) + H2O (l) -> Cl^- (aq) + H3O^3+ (aq) thus, H2O is a base and helpful properties a proton to grow to be H3O^3+. hence the conjugate acid of H2O is H3O^3+ 2. (a) <- no longer a hundred% if it is real haha amphoteric species are issues (<-lol) that would act as a base OR acid. they're in lots of cases vulnerable acids/bases (eg. H2O) so i'm assuming that the different element will must be solid :) somebody else replied something under hahah :)
2016-10-10 21:15:06 · answer #10 · answered by stealy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋