Acidity
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Description
The amount or degree of acid present in a material. Acidity is normally expressed in terms of pH. Compounds with a pH below 7.0 are acidic. Acidity increases as the pH approaches 1.0.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Suregehalt (Deut.); acidit (Fr.);
Hazards and Safety
Acidic compounds are reactive often irreversibly change adjacent compounds.
Authority
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/a/htm