ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Anything below 7.0 is acidic, and anything above 7.0 is alkaline, or basic.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scale has values ranging from zero (the most acidic) to 14 (the most basic). As you can see from the pH scale above, pure water has a pH value of 7. This value is considered neutral-neither acidic or basic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each whole pH value below 7 (the neutral point) is ten times more acidic than the next higher value.

Detailed explanation-4: -pHs of less than 7 indicate acidity, whereas a pH of greater than 7 indicates a base.

Detailed explanation-5: -The lower the number (0-7), the more acidic it’s considered. And the higher the number (7 to 14), the more basic it is. The pH scale may seem small, but each whole number represents a ten-fold leap in concentration of either H ions or OH ions. For example, rain is slightly acidic with a pH that measures about six.