Make your own pH scale

1) Colour the sections to represent each pH.

2) Use the boxes at the top of the pH scale to label the pH scale. The first one has been done for you.

pH 1-3 = strong acid

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Task

There are many acids and alkalis that we come across all the time in our everyday lives. Below is a table with examples of different
substances and their pHs. Add these examples to your pH scale in the correct place.

Substance pH Substance pH

battery acid 1.0 mineral water 8.0

bee sting 3.5 oven cleaner 13.0

blood 7.5 skin 5.5

distilled water 6.0 tap water 7.0

egg white 9.5 toothpaste 9.0

fizzy drinks 4.5 vinegar 3.0

indigestion powder 8.5 washing up liquid 5.0

kitchen surface cleaner 11.0 washing powder 10.5

lemon juice 2.0 washing soda 11.5

milk 6.5 wasp sting 10.0

Task

Write four sentences to describe the pH scale.

Use each of the following words at least once:

acids alkalis neutral fourteen indicator substances weak strong

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