Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. Approximately 20 percent of teens experience depression before they reach adulthood, and between 10 to 15 percent suffer from symptoms at any one time.
What is Alkalinity? Alkalinity is the water's capacity to resist changes in pH that would make the water more acidic. This capacity is commonly known as buffering capacity.
For the places in Azerbaijan, see AlÃ§alÄ±. For other uses, see Alkali (disambiguation). In chemistry, an alkali (/ËÃ¦lkÉlaÉª/; from Arabic: al-qaly Ø§ÙÙÙÙ, Ø§ÙÙØ§ÙÙ , âashes of the saltwortâ) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chemical element. An alkali also can be defined as a base that dissolves in water.