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What is pH?

Last Updated: March 08, 2012

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pH is a measure of how acidic or basic a material is. For example, a pH of seven is neutral; pH values less than seven are acidic; values greater than seven are basic. Highly acidic (pH of 0-3) or highly basic (pH of 10-14) liquids can be very caustic and dangerous to handle.

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