What does pH stand for and what is pH?

Correct answer: Potential of Hydrogen

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LoopyLynda74
LoopyLynda74
questionableYo,man29, If you ever do any gardening sometimes its useful to check the pH of the soil as certain things grow better based upon way it goes. Sometimes also helpful to determine if this is why a certain spot may give you difficulty in why plants may die as well.
ricknbarb2013
ricknbarb2013
Player #5637854, The pH of pure water is 7. In general,water with a pH lower than 7 isconsidered acidic, and with a pHgreater than 7 is considered basic. The normal range for pH in surface watersystems is 6.5 to 8.5, and the pH range for groundwater systems is between 6 to 8.5.
Player #11530720
Player #11530720
I knew about litmus tests and the pH scale but had no idea of the origin of pH. Geeking out over here lol
Gruntled Penguin
Gruntled Penguin
LoopyLynda74, also if your hydrangea blossoms are pink or blue.
mick dundee
mick dundee
LoopyLynda74, and if you plant Hydrangeas you get a different coloured flower depending on pH of the soil
Player GruffSecretAg
Player GruffSecretAg
In my chemistry class we were taught that it was "power of hydrogen". Funny that.
Jon Humphris
Jon Humphris
I can't believe I didn't know this. I love learning from the questions I fail
AXIEL
AXIEL
Player GruffSecretAg, true! I'm starting to doubt this trivia game... This is not the first question I encountered that they gave a wrong answer
Player #120374466
Player #120374466
I use a pH testing kit I got from Walmart to check our tap water. If it has too much chlorine then it will be yellow. I also test my filtered water to see if the filter is doing its job of removing the chlorine.
Sophie
Sophie
Cambelius, hydrogen has one electron.
LeeLan
LeeLan
LoopyLynda74, thanks!!!
Midnight
Midnight
Shark Asylum 1962, 😂😂
Ken
Ken
I thought it meant positive hydrogen. go figure.
ardelle
ardelle
Gruntled Penguin, that is what i thought of. acidic for bright colours
Wannabe Vulcan
Wannabe Vulcan
Jon Humphris, I had a teacher who liked to say confusion is the first step toward understanding.
Dieu linh
Dieu linh
Qua la hong tam
Rohith
Rohith
extraordinary Question and good information I loved it...
Tala
Tala
Bad🤬
Player #35008599
Player #35008599
Lotti Lotti
Player #34988252
Player #34988252
Its the power of hydrogen according to all my arterial blood gas analysis books ;)
Cambelius
Cambelius
A hydrogen ion is just a bare proton, which is why it is so reactive - there are no other electrons to screen it.
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
ultimatewedgie, I thought the pH test was done with litmus and have blue or red indicators
Player #22882683
Player #22882683
You ask for 2 answers? Ask one or the other.
Player #20732249
Player #20732249
I was always wondering what pH stands for.
Ayen
Ayen
Not sure about the answer but i think it is power of hydrogen...correct me if im wrong
Grazdok
Grazdok
Player #4599789, either way the comments can be base or acidic
Karl
Karl
all of the answers are wrong. In fact, it's nowhere near a correct one. pH is the negative logarithm of the H+ ion concentration.
LadyCancer196257
LadyCancer196257
ricknbarb2013, You are ABSOLUTELY Correct!
GiGi07
GiGi07
Player #4599789, scientific
GiGi07
GiGi07
questionableYo,man29, comes in very handy in medicine
Player #7095882
Player #7095882
great stuff