tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261589.post8656591044017965459..comments2023-11-02T05:27:45.871-04:00Comments on The Culture of Chemistry: Chemical Urban Legends: pHMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261589.post-54525006836849186112012-01-17T06:42:18.696-05:002012-01-17T06:42:18.696-05:00The “p” stands for potential and the “H” stands fo...The “p” stands for potential and the “H” stands for Hydrogen. Okay, so that makes it as clear as mud. What is potential Hydrogen? A scientific explanation would state that pH refers to the plant’s ability to attract hydrogen ions. A less scientific explanation says pH is the acid/alkaline balance.caustic soda manufacturerhttp://www.sinotechchemicals.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261589.post-10376971814132641282011-09-23T11:06:36.000-04:002011-09-23T11:06:36.000-04:00I originally learned it as "potential." ...I originally learned it as "potential." Go figure.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201286586062722169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261589.post-27008926283070552052010-08-13T03:26:43.982-04:002010-08-13T03:26:43.982-04:00A nice write-up in Nature Chemistry...was surprise...A nice write-up in Nature Chemistry...was surprised that this blog post was written almost half a year before the paper :)Alchemysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185465966179501713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261589.post-38720479159843705432010-03-30T02:56:30.142-04:002010-03-30T02:56:30.142-04:00@ AYDIN ÖRSTAN
I am pretty sure that the p in Pka...@ AYDIN ÖRSTAN<br /><br />I am pretty sure that the p in Pka is derived from is use in the pH.<br /><br />And I think to remember from a lecture I went to last year that some of the confusion over the p comes from difference in the German and the French version of the Sørense Paper.Lars Duelundhttp://larsduelund.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261589.post-69840652233210560242010-03-08T18:48:49.555-05:002010-03-08T18:48:49.555-05:00There is, of course, also pKa, the negative log of...There is, of course, also pKa, the negative log of the dissociation constant of a weak acid.AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.com