Wednesday, November 17, 2010

What happens when an acid or base is added to distilled water? How will the PH change?

Well if an acid is added to distilled water the PH will go down closer to 0 and if a base is added the PH will rise closer to 12.

Distilled water should hav a PH balance of 7 which is neiher acidic nor basic.What happens when an acid or base is added to distilled water? How will the PH change?
You are taking chem 101

A casual examination of you textbook will give you the answer.What happens when an acid or base is added to distilled water? How will the PH change?
If an acid is added to distilled water, the pH will get closer to 0.



If a base is added to distilled water, the pH will get closer to 14.
The answer below is correct except, the pH scale ranges from 0-14 not 12.

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