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kekeman:

Describe the scale used to measure the acidity of a substance. Demonstrate how you could differentiate a weak acid from a strong one.

Sherixn:

I'm pretty sure it's called the pH scale

Sherixn:

They measure how basic or acidic a solution is

Sherixn:

There are strips you can get called pH paper I believe and you dip them into your solution

Sherixn:

Let me get a picture real quick so it's easier to describe

Sherixn:

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Sherixn:

The more red it is, the more acidic it is. This is how you differentiate a weak from a strong acid. If its dark red, it's strong, if it's orange/light-red it's weak

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