Problem Statement:
How do different amounts of soil affect the pH of water? Is the relationship the same for different types of soils?
Background:
PH is a measurement of how many ions of hydrogen are found in a solution. The pH scale measures how alkaline or acidic an object is. The scale has numbers ranging from zero (which are considered the most acidic) to fourteen (the most alkaline, otherwise known as the most basic). Pure water has a pH of seven, however most water, either from the tap or rain water, are not neutral (they do not have a pH of seven) instead it varies slightly and normally ranges from about 4.0 to 5.5 on the pH scale, which shows that they are slightly acidic.
Acid rain is due to the chemical reaction that takes place
How do different amounts of soil affect the pH of water? Is the relationship the same for different types of soils?
Background:
PH is a measurement of how many ions of hydrogen are found in a solution. The pH scale measures how alkaline or acidic an object is. The scale has numbers ranging from zero (which are considered the most acidic) to fourteen (the most alkaline, otherwise known as the most basic). Pure water has a pH of seven, however most water, either from the tap or rain water, are not neutral (they do not have a pH of seven) instead it varies slightly and normally ranges from about 4.0 to 5.5 on the pH scale, which shows that they are slightly acidic.
Acid rain is due to the chemical reaction that takes place