PH Of Water

Water is essential for our life. Today, the hygienic conditions on water are well developed in modern countries; however we still give importance to our health while accessing safe and clean water as well as clear drinking water. 

The more we care about our health and body, the more we search or question what we consume or buy for the household shopping. So, we can start from the pH of the water. Basically the pH level is from 0 to 14 and the middle 7 is accepted as neutral that the pH level of distilled water is 7 in nature. Having the best pH for drinking water is to scale either neutral 7, or the above 7 which is alkaline level. You can benefit from this alkaline water for your health.

What is the pH of Water?

pH is a measure of the acidity / base value in a solution. The lengthen of pH is assumed by either “power of hydrogen” or “potential of hydrogen” that the natural spring water is controlled by carbon dioxide - bicarbonate - carbonate equilibrium. If the carbon dioxide concentration level is increased then the ph level is lower. Also, pH is affected by the temperature which means, the temperature has an affect on the acidity /base equilibrium. For example, by increasing the temperature to 25C, the pH level decreases about 0.45 

The pH level in tap water is between the range of 6.5 and 8.5

What is the pH of Distilled Water?

Distilled water is the purified form of the water. If we consider the pH as 7 then then the water is not acidic or basic. Distilled water occurs from boiling the water and having a purified form of it. The result of the pH level of distilled water is 7. 

However as the water absorbs the carbon dioxide in the air the water becomes more acidic. So the pH value  becomes 5.8. In other words distilled water is eliminated from ions and minerals to become the purest form of it, however at the end it is not certain or %100 pure water that have the pH level of 7. 

What is the pH of Tap Water?

The mostly used water during daily life is tap water. So the pH level of tap water is also important. In some countries it is common to use tap water or drink tap water but some countries or people refrain from using tap water for hygiene reasons especially for chlorine however the human body can tolerate chlorine that’s why people continue using tap water.  pH of water is scaled from 0 to 14 and lower levels below 7 is acidic, higher levels above 7 is considered as basic or alkaline. The tap water comes from the ground water systems that the pH level of tap water varies from 6 to 8.5
 

What is the pH of Ocean Water?

Due to human activity and industrial consumption there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. pH is used in science and technology, and in oceanography pH is tracked. The ocean average pH is about 8.1. As it is mentioned before pH absorbs carbon dioxide and lowers the pH units. 

According to research the ocean absorbs almost %30 of carbon dioxide in the air and as a result of this the pH level has fallen of 0.1units. When the ocean seawater absorbs the carbon dioxide then there will be an increase of hydrogen ions which make the water more acidic and lower pH level then affect the natural life.

How to Test the pH of Water? 

It is easy to test the pH level of water and get the benefits of pure water. Whether the water is alkaline or not you can simply get a water pH tester or use litmus paper. After dipping the test strips into water the litmus paper will be coloured in a few seconds. If the strip turns to red it means the water is acidic and if it turns to blues it means alkaline. The litmus paper is used to detect whether the water is acidic or basic but can not show the level of pH. For neutral levels of pH the paper color will not change.