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The P/H Scale. The pH scale measures how acidic or basic a substance is. It ranges from 0 to 14. If a pH is lower than 7 it indicates the solution is an acid. If it is above 7 it is a base or Alkaline. If a pH is a 7 it is neutral. Strong acids have lower pHs than weak acids and strong bases have lower pHs than weak bases.
The scale is logarithmic, and runs from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 indicates a neutral solution, while lower pH is acidic and higher pH is alkaline. Because the scale is logarithmic, a pH of 5 is ten times more acidic than a pH of 6. What pH literally measures is the concentration of H+ ions in a solution. pH stands for the French pouvoir hydrogÃ¨ne, meaning hydrogen potential. pH is important for many things in biochemistry. Certain bodily fluids have a particular pH that aids their function, like highly acidic gastric acid.