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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