Question 10.7: pH of Solutions Consider the pH of the following items:
pH of Solutions
Consider the pH of the following items:
Item | pH |
Root beer | 5.8 |
Kitchen cleaner | 10.9 |
Pickles | 3.5 |
Glass cleaner | 7.6 |
Cranberry juice | 2.9 |
a. Place the pH values of the items on the list in order of most acidic to most basic.
b. Which item has the highest \left[H_{3} O^{+}\right]?

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a. The most acidic item is the one with the lowest pH, and the most basic is the item with the highest pH: cranberry juice (2.9), pickles (3.5), root beer (5.8), glass cleaner (7.6), kitchen cleaner (10.9).
b. The item with the highest \left[H_{3} O^{+}\right] would have the lowest pH value, which is cranberry juice.
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