Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 1292216239
ISBN 13: 978-1-29221-623-2

Chapter 2 - Basic Chemistry - Review Questions - Page 86: 29

Answer

The pH of a compound is based on a logarithmic scale with base 10. So a change in pH by 1 unit changes the acidity or basicity by a factor of 10. Thus, a pH of 3.3 is 3 less than a pH of 6.3, so it is $10^{3} = 1000$ times more acidic.

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