On Food and Cooking

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Lemon   juice 2.1
Orange juice 3.0
Yogurt 4.5
Black coffee 5.0
Milk 6.9
Egg white 7.6–9.5
Baking soda in water 8.4
Household ammonia 11.9

Acids. Acids are molecules that release
reactive hydrogen ions, or protons, in water,
where neutral water molecules pick them up
and become positively charged. The acids
themselves become negatively charged. Left:
Water itself is a weak acid. Right: Acetic acid.


The Definition  of  pH
The pH of a solution is defined as “the
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