BIOCHEMISTRY
PH
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Tomato juice has a pH of 4. Determine if it’s an acid, base, or neutral.
|
|
acid
|
|
|
base
|
|
|
neutral
|
|
|
not enough information
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The pH of tomato juice is 4, which is less than 7 and so is acidic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hence, tomato juice is acidic in nature.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pH of tomatoes is in the range from 4.05 to 4.65, although in general, the pH of tomato juice without the addition of acid in the range of 4.1–4.35, is quite close to that of a nonacid food product.
Detailed explanation-4: -pHs less than 7 are acidic while pHs greater than 7 are alkaline (basic).
Detailed explanation-5: -From the above discussion, we can say that tomato juice is acidic. So, the correct answer is (B) acidic.
There is 1 question to complete.