However, water comes from different sources, like tap water or river water. These water samples have other substances dissolved in them. They might show up as slightly acidic or slightly alkaline ...

The pH scale measures the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, ranging from 0 to 14, with values below 7 representing acidity, above 7 representing alkalinity, and 7 representing neutrality.

Acid/base indicators are described and used to identify substances as acids or bases. Indicators and the pH Scale: Acid/base indicators are described and used to identify substances as acids or bases.

The pH scale that is widely accepted and used by scientists didn't actually exist until 1909. Before then scientists had to rely on using adjectives to describe the acidity or basicity of a substance ...

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