What is the pH Scale?
- The pH scale is the measure of how acidic or basic a substance is and if the substance is weak or strong
What does pH stand for?
- pH is the amount of hydrogen ion
How do you read the pH Scale?
- The numbers on the pH scale are from 0-14
- 1-6 is an acid and 8-14 is a base.
- 7 is neutral on the pH scale
- Specifically 1-3 is considered a strong acid and 4-6 is a weak acid
- 8-10 is considered a weak base and 11-14 is considered a strong base
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