SubstancepHSubstancepHApples3.0Salt7.0Baking soda8.5 Sugar7.0Black coffee5.0Toothpaste9.0Household ammonia12.0Vinegar3.0Lemon juice2.5 Washing soda 11.5Milk 6.5 (a) What would the students have used to measure the pH ?
(b) Which solution is the most acidic?
(c) Which solution is the most alkaline?
(d) Which solutions are neutral?
(e) Which solution can be used to treat wasp stings?
(f) Which solution can be used to treat bee stings?"">

A group of students measured the pH of some substances they found in their homes. Their results are given in the following table:
SubstancepHSubstancepH
Apples3.0Salt7.0
Baking soda8.5 Sugar7.0
Black coffee5.0Toothpaste9.0
Household ammonia12.0Vinegar3.0
Lemon juice2.5 Washing soda 11.5
Milk 6.5
(a) What would the students have used to measure the pH ?
(b) Which solution is the most acidic?
(c) Which solution is the most alkaline?
(d) Which solutions are neutral?
(e) Which solution can be used to treat wasp stings?
(f) Which solution can be used to treat bee stings?
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(a) To measure the pH, universal indicator should be used having different colours and identifying pH from 0 to 14.

(b)  Lemon juice is the most acidic as its pH is 2.5.

(c) Household ammonia is the most alkaline as its pH is 12.

(d) Salt solution and sugar solution are neutral as their pH is 7.0.

(e) In order to treat wasp stings, vinegar is used as the wasp sting is alkaline in nature.

(f)  In order to treat bee stings, baking soda is used as the bee sting is acidic in nature due to the presence of methanoic acid in it.

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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