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It is a scale having numbers from 0 to 14. Chemists use it to measure the strength of acid and base. 7 is the neutral point. Below it, acidic pH lies and above it, basic pH lies
In 1909 सोरेन Sørensen, a Danish chemist, introduced the concept of pH as a convenient way of expressing acidity.
pH scale is a commonly used scale to measure the acidity or the basicity of a substance. The possible values on the pH scale range from 0 to 14. Acidic substances have pH values ranging from 1 to 7 (1 being the most acidic point on the pH scale) and alkaline or basic substances have pH values ranging from 7 to 14.