This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I remember learning about acids and bases (or ...

The pH scale measures the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, ranging from 0 to 14, with values below 7 representing acidity, above 7 representing alkalinity, and 7 representing neutrality.

Acid/base indicators are described and used to identify substances as acids or bases. Indicators and the pH Scale: Acid/base indicators are described and used to identify substances as acids or bases.

There’s a time for tongue-puckering lambics and Berliner Weisses, but most beer drinkers want something a little more balanced for day-to-day sipping. Thanks to the pH scale that Tuesday’s Google ...

Watch this video to see how a salt can be produced in the lab by neutralising sulfuric acid with a metal carbonate, in this case copper carbonate. Here are some ways neutralisation is used: Farmers ...

Make an acid-base indicator. Dr Yan uses some very colourful science to find out what's acidic in his kitchen. Take 1/4 red cabbage. Finely slice the cabbage. Put all the chopped-up cabbage into a ...