PH scale
Acidic and basic are two extremes that describe a chemical property of different chemicals. Mixing acids and bases can cancel out or neutralize their extreme effects. A substance that is neither acidic nor basic is neutral.
The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral. A pH less than 7 is acidic. A pH greater than 7 is basic.
We use the pH scale to find what a certain substance is so that we can balance it out using the other substance, if a substance is an acid you would use a basic substance to balance it out and make it neutral meaning that it is harmless. For example because the venom of the jellyfish is a base it can be neutralized by an acid.
The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral. A pH less than 7 is acidic. A pH greater than 7 is basic.
We use the pH scale to find what a certain substance is so that we can balance it out using the other substance, if a substance is an acid you would use a basic substance to balance it out and make it neutral meaning that it is harmless. For example because the venom of the jellyfish is a base it can be neutralized by an acid.
ph 0: acid red e.g. battery acid, pure hydrofluoric acid.
ph 1: acid dark orangey red stomach acid
ph 2: acid orange e.g. lemon juice, vinegar
ph 3: acid light orange e.g. grapefruit juice, soda pop
ph 4: acid yellow e.g. tomato juice, beer, acid rain
ph 5: acid light green e.g. rain water, black coffee
ph 6: acid dark green e.g. saliva, cow’s milk
ph 7: neutral light blue e.g. pure water
ph 8: basic medium blue e.g sea water
ph 9: basic dark blue e.g. baking soda, bentonite clay
ph 10: basic bluey purple e.g. detergent, milk of magnesia
ph 11: basic purple e.g. household cleaners
ph 12: basic pinky purple e.g. soapy water
ph 13: basic pink e.g. bleach, oven cleaner
ph 12: basic pinky red/hot pink. e.g. liquid drain cleaner
ph 1: acid dark orangey red stomach acid
ph 2: acid orange e.g. lemon juice, vinegar
ph 3: acid light orange e.g. grapefruit juice, soda pop
ph 4: acid yellow e.g. tomato juice, beer, acid rain
ph 5: acid light green e.g. rain water, black coffee
ph 6: acid dark green e.g. saliva, cow’s milk
ph 7: neutral light blue e.g. pure water
ph 8: basic medium blue e.g sea water
ph 9: basic dark blue e.g. baking soda, bentonite clay
ph 10: basic bluey purple e.g. detergent, milk of magnesia
ph 11: basic purple e.g. household cleaners
ph 12: basic pinky purple e.g. soapy water
ph 13: basic pink e.g. bleach, oven cleaner
ph 12: basic pinky red/hot pink. e.g. liquid drain cleaner