WHAT IS pH?

pH stands for potential Hydrogen. Are all your questions solved? No. Of course not. That makes it about as clear as mud. For people who don’t have a PhD in this stuff, pH measures the hydrogen ion concentration solution. The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline the object is. The pH scale goes from 0 to 14, 7 being neutral. A solution with a high concentration in hydrogen would have a low rating, and a solution with a high concentration would have a high rating. In soil, 7.0 is the desired ph for most plants to grow in, but some require more acidic or alkaline environments to flourish. How, might you ask, is pH measured? This can be shown through analysis of the chart below. It depicts the pH of different drinks.

Hydrogen Ion Concentration Relative to Pure Water	pH Value	Solution
10000000	1	Gastric acid
1000000	2	Lemon juice, Vinegar
100000	3	Orange juice, Soda
10000	4	Tomato juice, Acid rain
1000	5	Black coffee, bananas
100	6	milk
10	7	Pure water
1	8	Sea water, eggs
0.1	9	Baking soda
0.01	10	Great Salt Lake, milk of magnesia
0.001	11	Ammonia solution
0.0001	12	Soapy water
0.00001	13	Bleach, oven cleaner
0.000001	14	Liquid drain cleaner