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The Effect Of 5 Drops Of 0.1m Hydrochloric Acid

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The Effect of 5 Drops of 0.1M Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) and Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) on The pH Level of 5mL of Tap Water, Distilled Water, Commercial Buffer, and 10% Homogenized Potato Solution

Aya Ali
Ms. Kim
February, 29. 2016
SBI4U-04

Background / Pre-lab Questions:
Figure 1: Logarithmic pH scale (WHOI, 2016)

Almost all liquids that an individual encounters in their daily lives are classified as an acid or base, based on their hydrogen ion concentration relative to pure water, water that does not contain any salts and minerals and is chemically pure. An acid is a substance that donates hydrogen (H+) ions and contains a relatively higher H+ concentration than water, greater than 1 × 10 -7 M, while basic solutions accept hydrogen ions and have a lower H+ concentration, less than 1 × 10 -7 M (KA, 2016). The concentration of hydrogen ions in a substance is commonly measured by the ‘power of hydrogen’ (pH) scale, ranging levels from 0-14. The pH scale is a linear logarithmic scale resulting in values that increase or decrease by a factor of 10 each time. For instance, as seen in figure 1, the pH of 3 is 1000 times more acidic than the pH of 6. These values can be calculated as the negative log of a solution’s hydrogen ion concentration; pH = −log10 [H+]. The value of 7 on the pH scale is also known as neutral pH, meaning that the substance is neither acidic nor basic and contains a regulated amount of hydrogen ions (Senese, 2010). The

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