Interactive Chemistry Model

pH Scale

Core formula:pH = 鈭抣og鈧佲個[H鈦篯   |   pOH = 14 鈭?pH

Visualization

Move pH to see the logarithmic shift in H鈦?and OH鈦?concentration. Neutral water at 25°C is pH 7, where [H鈦篯 = [OH鈦籡.

Note: this model assumes water at 25°C, so pH + pOH = 14.

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Lower pH means higher hydrogen ion concentration.

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Higher pH means higher hydroxide ion concentration.

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Ratio [H鈦篯/[OH鈦籡: 1.00 × 10^0
Definition: pH measures hydrogen ion concentration on a logarithmic scale.
Boundary: common teaching range is 0–14 for aqueous solutions.
Neutral point: pH 7 means [H鈦篯 and [OH鈦籡 are equal at 25°C.