So just what is pH? Well, those initials stand for Potential
Hydrogen. Hydrogen is found in acids. The pH scale measures the
acidity or the alkalinity of a substance. The pH scale starts at
0 which is pure acid and goes up from there. Each number above 0
means a substance is less acid. When the scale gets to 7.0 that
means the substance is neutral. From there it can go to 14 which
means the substance is purely alkaline. The acid side of the
scale is measuring hydrogen atoms that are dominant. The
alkaline side of the scale is measuring the alkalis that are
dominant. The opposite of an alkali is an acid. It is neither
good to be too acid or too alkaline because organisms can’t
exist in either of those environments. The trick is to find the
happy medium and therein lies the challenge! When mixed, alkalis
and acids neutralize each other. Alkalis dissolve substances and
acids burn substances. There is an excellent book that I would
like to recommend you read. It is called pH Madness by Roger
Bezanis. I suggest yo